Pecan Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Broccoli Recipe

To Make Broccoli/Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium saucepan over low heat heat the lemon juice butter or margarine garlic basil and pimento until butter or margarine has melted. Add the 1 cup pecans broccoli and onion and cook until broccoli is tender; then add the sour cream and cream cheese and mix all together until smooth. Let cool cover and refrigerate to chill for 30 minutes.

Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the broccoli/cream cheese filling in the center of each chicken breast roll up tuck in sides and fasten with toothpicks. Put the egg beat in a shallow dish or bowl and mix the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup pecans together in another shallow dish or bowl. Dip the chicken rolls in the egg then in the pecan mixture.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute coated chicken rolls in skillet until well browned on both sides about 2 to 4 minutes each side. Place browned rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and chicken meat is white. Serve with a small portion of leftover broccoli/cream cheese mixture on top of each chicken breast.