Smoked Gouda and Leek Chicken

  4.2 – 12 reviews  • Chicken

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Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons butter
  2. 1 leek, thinly sliced
  3. 1 clove garlic, minced
  4. 8 ounces smoked Gouda cheese, shredded
  5. 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – pounded 1/4 inch thick
  6. 4 thin slices prosciutto

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the leek and garlic in the melted butter until the leek softens and the garlic turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the Gouda until melted. Divide the cheese mixture among the chicken breasts; roll the chicken around the filling. Wrap each chicken breast with a slice of prosciutto, and secure with toothpicks. Place seam side down on the prepared baking sheet.
  3. Cook the chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 419 kcal
Carbohydrate 5 g
Cholesterol 151 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 40 g
Saturated Fat 15 g
Sodium 703 mg
Sugars 2 g
Fat 26 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Leslie Evans
I used garlic and sweet yellow onion Wisconsin smoked Gouda I sliced it very thin and did not pre-melt in the pan. I sort of reversed it I used cooked bacon and put it inside with the cheese I seasoned with salt pepper lemon juice and paprika then seared in my favorite skillet then into the oven. I deglazed my pan with vermouth and chicken stock then made an herbed smokey cheese sauce with the gouda and an Italian cheese blend. For fun I cooked lasana noodles cutting most of them into smaller squares then wrapped each breast into one. My teens looked at me funny when I served it but they both ate it and had no complaints always a bonus
Pamela Garcia
I made this recipe exactly as instructed and it was amazing! I served it with almond-garlic asparagus.
Jeremiah Leonard
Made this and it came out very good. It wasn’t very difficult, is pretty healthy, and is kind of “fancy.” The only thing I will do differently next time is to make double the “stuffing.” Maybe my chicken pieces were larger? I felt it would have been better with more of the leek/gouda/garlic inside.
Roger Collier
We really enjoyed this recipe! I flattened out the chicken breasts first to help with the stuffing and did not melt the cheese in the pan as directed. I just laid a slice of cheese (Gouda) on the inside with the leek and garlic mixture after it had cooled a bit as well as added a layer of salt/pepper. After the chicken was done (it did not take as long because I had thinned the breasts) and the chicken was resting, I grated a bit of extra cheese on the top and garnished with more of the cooked leaks. We will have this again and again.
Tina Hughes
This was great! I used asparagus instead of leeks though. Highly recommend
Tyler Walters
Nice recipe with a great presentation! I shredded the cheese and then wrapped the cheese and the cooked leeks with the prosciutto. I also ended up breading the chicken with panko. My family (4 hungry boys) all liked it!
Heather Lee
Didn’t have Gouda. Used Provolone. Still excellent.
Brittney Young
Took this recipe and used veal instead. When couldn’t get our cured meat cut thinly enough so we wrapped the veal around meat, leaks and smoked gouda. Like others suggested we did not melt the gouda, it melted just fine in while the meat was cooking. Also before cooking sprinkled garlic powder, salt and pepper on outside of the meat to give more flavor.
Cheryl Mckenzie
This recipe wasn’t inedible by a long shot but it was very dull. I’m not sure what adjustments could be made to the chicken–I covered mine front and back with black pepper for some umph due to other reviewer comments. That wasn’t enough, anyway. Smoked gouda is also strong enough that I really lost any other flavors that might have been in the filling. Neither did my gouda ‘melt’, exactly. I think the pan wasn’t hot enough since I was aiming not to burn the garlic. Unfortunately, not something I’d do again.
Christopher Ritter
This was great! Fresh leeks from the garden. I used a little fresh ground white pepper and salt for seasoning. We all loved it.
Brittany Walls
This was ok. It would have been much better if the chicken was seasoned. I think marinating the chicken would have added more flavor to the recipe. The chicken was flavorless, the filling was good. FYI – I did not add the gouda to the frying pan to melt it. I had very thinly sliced gouda that put directly on the chicken. I then put the cooked leeks on the gouda and rolled it. Then rolled it in the ham. The filling came out fine. It wasn’t a messy, goopy mess this way. I’d make it again, but marinate the chicken first, or somehow season it.
Kathryn Henry
this is really good….I had some pancetta left over that worked great.

 

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