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Get the recipe for Pepperoni Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1lb)
• 12 slices pepperoni 
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ cup Italian style panko bread crumbs 
• Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375°.
2. Line cookie sheet with foil.
3. Place chicken breast flat on cutting surface.  With knife parallel to cutting surface, cut lengthwise slit in each chicken breast, forming  a pocket, keeping other 3 sides intact.
4. Stuff each chicken breast with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, pressing edges of each chicken breast to seal.
5. Place chicken on cookie sheet. Spray tops of chicken with cooking spray. Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over chicken breasts. Spray with cooking spray. 
6. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut.