Rainbow-stuffed chicken breasts

Have you always wanted to learn to make your own restaurant-style rainbow-stuffed chicken breasts?

We’re making it easy for you by keeping it simple and using seasonal, budget-friendly ingredients only.

• COOKING TIME: 40 mins
• SERVES: 4

Ingredients

• 
  Olive oil
• 
  1 red onion, peeled and sliced
• 
  4 chicken breast fillets
• 
  Salt and black pepper
• 
  4 spinach leaves
• 
  1 carrot, cut into shavings
• 
  2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 
  2 Tbsp chopped basil
• 
  1 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. 
2. Heat a splash of oil and sauté the onion for 2 minutes. 
3. Cut open each chicken breast by running a knife along the side, but without cutting all the way through (you want to create a little pocket in it). Season well. 
4. Layer the onion, spinach and carrot inside each chicken breast. Pin it closed with a toothpick. 
5. Fry the chicken breasts in a non-stick pan for 6 minutes on each side. Then bake in the oven for 10 minutes. 
6. Toss the tomatoes with 1Tbsp oil, basil and balsamic vinegar. Season. 
7. Serve the dressed tomatoes with the sliced, stuffed chicken breast fillets.