Aysha's stuffed chicken breast. Stuffed chicken breasts pack your favorite ingredients into a quick and easy recipe that makes chicken desirable again. Chicken dinners can get real boring, real fast. Next time you cook up a chicken breast, try stuffing it with your favorite flavors — caprese, fajita.
On a cutting board, cut the chicken breasts in half, lengthwise, leaving it intact on one side. Season the inside of the chicken with salt and pepper. Roasted stuffed chicken breast is the perfect Fall dish filled with a savory-sweet stuffing of prosciutto, pears, sage, brie and arugula. You can have Aysha's stuffed chicken breast using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Aysha's stuffed chicken breast
- Prepare 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast.
- It's 4 oz of pepper jack cheese (can use up to 6oz).
- You need 1 cup of frozen spinach, thawed and drained (fresh cooked).
- Prepare 2 tbsp of Olive oil.
- You need 1 dash of sea salt.
- You need 1 dash of black pepper.
- It's 2 tbsp of cajun seasoning.
- It's 1 of lots of toothpicks.
Divide the stuffing and fill each breast with the pear filling and brie. Cheesy Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast is the BEST Stuffed Chicken Recipe we have ever made! Tender chicken loaded with two types of cheese (goat cheese and mozzarella) and asparagus just can't be beat. The flavor is out of this world!
Aysha's stuffed chicken breast step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
- In a medium bowl combine the pepper jack cheese, spinach, salt and pepper.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup of the spinach mixture onto each chicken breast. Roll each chicken breast and fasten the seams with toothpicks. (This part requires a lil bit of skill I used about 8 toothpicks in each roll to ensure none of the filling seeps out.).
- Brush each chicken breast with the olive oil. Sprinkle the cajun seasoning evenly over all. Sprinkle any remaining spinach and cheese on top of chicken (optional).
- Place the chicken seam side up onto a tin foil-lined baking sheet (for easy cleanup).
- Bake for 35 to 40 mins or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove toothpicks before serving. Serve whole or slice into medallions.
Why Stuff a Chicken Breast at All? Chicken breasts have become such a ubiquitous dinner staple that they run the risk of getting boring week after week. Stuffing a chicken breast is both fun and flavorful. Splitting the breast helps both sides cook more quickly. How to make stuffed chicken breast.