By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 4, 2026
Serves 4
251 cal · 40 min
Festive Stuffed Chicken
Recipe GLPR6428b06d650b64
Tender chicken breasts stuffed with creamy Boursin cheese and tart cranberry jelly, then wrapped in salty Parma ham and roasted until golden. Served alongside herb-roasted potatoes tossed with fresh rocket and bright lemon juice for a elegant and impressive main course.
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Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons Boursin cheese
2 tablespoons cranberry jelly
8 slices Parma ham
Directions
Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Place each chicken breast on a cutting board and carefully slice horizontally through the thickest part, stopping before cutting all the way through so it opens like a book.
Into each opened chicken breast, spread 1 tablespoon of Boursin cheese and ½ tablespoon of cranberry jelly. Gently close the breast back up, then carefully wrap it with 2 slices of Parma ham, tucking the ham around the sides to enclose the filling.
Line a baking tray with foil and arrange the wrapped chicken breasts seam-side down. Place in the preheated oven and roast for 20 minutes until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) and the ham is slightly crisped at the edges.
Remove the chicken from the oven and rest for 2 minutes. Serve the stuffed chicken breasts warm, with the Parma ham crust glistening and the melted cheese and cranberry filling just beginning to ooze from the sides.
Comments
Boursin is the wrinkle here: you'll find it at Harris Teeter and Kroger regularly, but not reliably at Food Lion, ALDI, Publix, or Walmart—that herb-and-garlic cheese spread is a specialty item worth calling ahead about. The rest lands easily in any major Charlotte grocer, and the ingredient list runs about $12 to $14 total, making it roughly $3 to $3.50 per serving, reasonable for a special-occasion weeknight. The stated 40 minutes is honest if you butterfly the breasts ahead and assume your oven is preheated; the dish itself needs no hand-holding once it goes in. Cranberry jelly and Parma ham give it festive appeal without fussiness, it reheats well for a next-day lunch, and it reads as more elegant than the effort justifies—but plan your Boursin stop.
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