Whether you are celebrating an anniversary or just celebrating making it through another week, we have the perfect main dish idea for you! Fancy Stuffed Chicken is not as stuffy as it sounds, but it is stuffed full of fancy stuff! It all starts with plump, juicy chicken breasts that are generously packed with flavorful cream cheese, sun-dried tomato, mozzarella, and spinach combination that takes this dish to a whole new level. Seared and baked to scrumptious levels of enjoyment, Fancy Stuffed Chicken is the high-heel, sequined dress, and black-tie version of chicken that you will come to look forward to enjoying from time to time. Don’t wait for a day to be special, make it a special day and try some today! Your limo (oops, we mean chicken) awaits!
Ingredients
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup pesto
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/2 cup spinach, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons parsley, optional, minced, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 –Use a sharp knife to carefully cut a pocket into the sides of each of the chicken breasts, being careful not to cut all the way through.
Step 3 –Sprinkle the salt on the inside and outside of the chicken breasts.
Step 4 –In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, the garlic, the pesto, and the mozzarella cheese and stir to combine.
Step 5 –Stuff the cream cheese mixture, the sun-dried tomatoes, and the spinach inside the pockets of the chicken breasts, then secure the pockets with a toothpick if needed.
Step 6 –In a large cast-iron skillet or oven-safe skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil.
Step 7 –Add the stuffed chicken breasts to the olive oil and sear on both sides until golden-brown, about 3-4 minutes.
Step 8 –Bake until the chicken breasts are cooked through and reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 16-18 minutes.
Step 9 –Serve the stuffed chicken breasts garnished with the parsley.
