Feta and Red Pepper Stuffed Chicken

I created this recipe because I love feta and peppers and I thought, wouldn't that be a delicious filling for a stuffed chicken? Well, I was correct... making stuffed chicken does not have to be difficult... in fact, I've made this very easy! Let me know what you think!

Ingredients for stuffing and chicken:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 10 cloves garlic, minced
- handful of fresh basil
- 1 cup feta cheese
- salt
- pepper
- oregano
- olive oil

Sauce Ingredients:
- 2 cans of diced tomatoes
- 10 garlic cloves, diced
- 1/2 onion, diced
- salt
- pepper
- sugar
- crushed red pepper
- oregano

To make the filling:
In a medium pan, saute on medium high heat, the onions, garlic and red peppers about 10 minutes or until they are tender. Season with salt and pepper and stir every 2 minutes.

To make the sauce:
In a blender or food processor, pulse the crushed tomatoes for 5 pulses. In a medium sauce pan, saute on medium high heat the onions and garlic for about 6 minutes so that is' almost tender. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes to the mixture and reduce to medium heat. Stir together. Add oregano and crushed red pepper to taste. Add another 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar. Cover and let this simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Stir every 3-4 minutes.

To prepare the chicken:
Slice the chicken breasts down the middle, butterfly style. With a meat pounder, or something heavy, pound the chicken until it's flat. Season the inside with salt, pepper, oregano and crushed red pepper.

Remove the pepper and onion mixture from the stove and mix with 1 cup of feta cheese. Chop up or rip apart a handful of fresh basil and mix in with the feta and pepper mixture.

Now that the chicken is flat, spoon about 2 spoonfuls of the feta mixture into a long strip of the chicken so that it's easy to roll up. Roll tightly.

Heat a large skillet with olive oil. Once the pan is heated, gently place the chicken, folded side down into the pan and season the top with salt and pepper. Cook about 5 min on each side and continue rolling until all sides are cooked. About 12-15 minutes for the whole thing.

Remove and serve immediately, topping with the sauce and any additional fresh basil.

This will become your new favorite dinner!