Mediterranean Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 large red bell pepper
    1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
    2 tablespoons finely chopped pitted kalamata olives
    1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
    8 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
Preparation
    Preheat broiler.
    Cut bell pepper in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes.
    Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand.
    Broil 15 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel and finely chop.
    Prepare grill to medium-high heat.
    Combine bell pepper, cheese, olives, and basil.
    Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Stuff 2 tablespoons bell pepper mixture into each pocket; close opening with a wooden pick.
    Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
    Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray.
    Grill 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from grill; cover loosely with foil, and let stand 10 minutes.

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