Cheesy High Protein Chicken

1: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

2: Butterfly each chicken breast by cutting ⅔ way through horizontally, but do not cut all the way through.

3: Place the chicken breasts in a large bowl.

4: Add olive oil, italian seasoning, ground pepper, and sea salt to the bowl and toss to combine/coat the chicken.

5: Set aside and make the 'cheesy high protein marinara' by adding the marinara sauce and cottage cheese to a blender, and blend until smooth.

6: Pour half of that cheesy marinara into the bottom of a baking dish and spread into a thin layer.

7: Lay each chicken breast onto the cheesy marinara and expose the inside of the butterfly cut.

8: Sprinkle shredded italian/mozzarella cheese inside each chicken breast, then top with pepperoni slices, a spoonful of the cheesy marinara, and then some grated parmesan.

9: Close each chicken breast and top with the rest of the cheesy marinara sauce, more shredded italian/mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, grated parmesan, and a sprinkle of italian seasoning.

10: Bake for 25 minutes.

11: Enjoy!