Cheese Filled Breaded Chicken

4 chicken breasts
one 4 oz peice of swiss cheese, such as emmantaler cut into four 3 inch sticks
salt and pepper
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 lrg eggs
3/4 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
5 tbls olive oil
2 cups broccoli florets

Preheat oven to 350

place raw chicken breasts on a work surface, gently cut thep top of the chicken breast back, and cut out a small pocket of chicken out of the breast.
insert the cheese into the pockets. put the top back over the top of the cheese.
sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
Place the flour in a bowl
whisk the eggs to blend in another bowl
place the breadcrubs in a third shallow bowl.
working with one breast at a time, lightly dust with flour
then dip in egg to coat
finally coat chicken breasts with breadcrumbs

place a very large oven proof constick saute pan over medium heat. Drizzle 3 tbls of olive oil into hot pan. Place the chicken breasts, tenderloin side up, in hot pan and fry for 5 mins then turn over and drizzle 2 tbls olive oil around chicken and gently shake the pan to ensure that the oil coats the bottom of the pan.

transfer pan to oven and bake chicken breasts for about 10 mins., or until the are cooke through and the cheese is melted. take out of oven and let sit for about 5 mins. While sitting, bring a large pot of water to a boil and add broccoli florets and cook for 4 mins. until broccoli is crisp-tender. Drain the broccoli and season it with salt and pepper. serve with chicken and Enjoy!!