This stuffed chicken breast recipe features the creamiest and most delicious cheese and spinach filling enveloped in perfectly cooked meat. It’s fast to cook and easy to customize!
Chicken and chicken breasts are one of the most versatile ingredients to cook with. But even so, it can get repetitive.
We often cook it in the air fryer or grill it with some blackened seasoning. However, when we feel like something a little fancier, we love to stuff them with our favorite things.
What we love about this recipe is that it is an easy way to elevate chicken breasts and serve them not only for everyday meals but on special occasions, too.
You don’t need a lot of ingredients to make this stuffed chicken recipe. Here’s everything that it calls for.
While this recipe make look incredibly fancy, it’s actually deceptively easy to make and comes together very quickly.
Stuffed Chicken Breast
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This stuffed chicken breast recipe features the creamiest and most delicious cheese and spinach filling enveloped in perfectly cooked meat. It’s fast to cook and easy to customize!
Prep: 1min
Total: 11min
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 chicken breast, calories 327 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 33 g, Fat 17 g, Sodium 1177 mg, Fiber 1 g
Ingredients:
- 4 small chicken breasts (skinless and boneless)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 6 ounces + 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup feta cheese
- 1 cup baby spinach (chopped)
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes (packed in oil)
- 1 tablespoon butter (to cook)
Instruction:
- Butterfly your chicken breasts and sprinkle the outside with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, parmesan cheese, feta cheese, baby spinach, and sun dried tomatoes.
- Stuff the chicken breasts with the filling, and use toothpicks to hold everything in place.
- Place a skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and once hot, and the chicken and brown all sides of it. Cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165.
Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
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Cream Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken is so juicy and tasty. Searing on the stove first gives it beautiful color, then finishing it off in the oven ensures it’s cooked without drying out. This recipe serves 6 if you cut the stuffed chicken breasts in half.
Prep: 7min
Total: 30min
Yield: 6
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 211 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 628 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 3 large chicken breasts (boneless, skinless (1 3/4 to 2 lbs, even-sized pieces))
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 oz cream cheese (cold)
- 1 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 garlic cloves (pressed)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Instruction:
- Preheat oven to 425˚F with a rack in the center. In a mixing bowl, mash together cream cheese, mayo and garlic with a fork then stir in mozzarella, parmesan and chopped spinach leaves until combined.
- Lay chicken on a flat surface and cut slit 3/4 of the way through without cutting all the way through. Stuff each chicken breast with 1/3 of the mixture and seal horizontally with a toothpick (make sure the chicken breast can lay flat on the sides for searing.
- Season the outside of the chicken breast all over with 3/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp paprika, or season to taste.
- Heat 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil in an oven-proof pan such as cast iron, or large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and sauté for 4 minutes per side until golden brown on each side.
- Flip a second time and immediately transfer skillet to preheated oven. Bake at 425˚F for 10-15 minutes until thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers at 165˚F. Rest chicken 5 minutes before slicing. Spoon pan juices over chicken to serve.
25 Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipes
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Looking for some really interesting ways to eat chicken breast? These Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipes are the answer!
Ingredients:
- chicken breast
- veggies
- cheese
- seasonings
Instruction:
- pick a recipe that looks tasty
- gather ingredients
- cook your new favorite stuffed chicken breast recipe