Chicken With Cream Cheese Filling

The Chicken With Cream Cheese Filling is a very simple and delicious Russian dish. Anytime I’m looking for a recipe that requires only a handful of ingredients, easy to make, and won’t take a lot of preparation time, I’ll make this one. The… Making the perfect sandwich is easy if you know how to do it. I’ll show you some easy steps with pictures so you can make a filling that everyone in the family will enjoy.

SAVORY STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS (SEASONED CREAM CHEESE STUFFING)

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

• 2tablespoons butter
• 1(8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2tablespoons minced onions
• 2minced garlic cloves
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon dried basil
• ¹⁄₈teaspoon black pepper
• 4boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2eggs, beaten
• 1cup Ritz cracker crumbs

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 450. Put the butter in a 9×9 baking pan and put it in there while the oven is warming up.
• Combine the cream cheese, onion, garlic and seasonings. Mix well until blended.
• Pound chicken to about 1/4 inch thickness.
• Spread each piece with 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture, roll up and secure with toothpicks.
• Dip in eggs and roll in cracker crumbs.
• Place in hot butter in baking pan and turn over to coat with butter.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until cooked through and browned nicely.

Green Chile Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

Green Chile Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast is a fantastic low carb, Keto friendly dinner recipe. Juicy chicken oozing with melty cheese and green chiles is a flavorful meal the entire family will love.

Easy Stuffed Chicken Breast

Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken is a nice change from basic oven baked chicken breast. You get a chicken breast bursting with melted cheese and flavor.

Stuffed chicken can be flavored in so many ways depending on what you decide to mix in with the cream cheese. Green Chile and Cheese are the flavors in this stuffed chicken recipe. Simple yet big on flavor.

Ingredients Needed For Low Carb Green Chile Cheese Stuffed Chicken (screenshot for grocery list)

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
• Cream Cheese
• Colby Cheese
• Diced Green Chiles
• Garlic Powder
• Cumin
• Smoked Paprika
• Oil
• Salt/Pepper

How To Make Stuffed Chicken Breast

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF
2. Mix cream cheese, shredded Colby and green chiles.
3. Carefully cut a pocket into each chicken breast. Make sure not to cut all the way through.
4. Fill chicken with cream cheese mixture.
5. Mix garlic powder, cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Sprinkle spice mixture over chicken breasts.
6. Heat oil in cast iron pan over medium/high heat.
7. Gently place chicken breasts top side down into hot pan. Brown tops, flip then transfer to preheated oven. (tuck any escaping filling back into chicken breasts)
8. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until thickest part of chicken reaches 165ºF internal temp.

What Goes With Stuffed Chicken

Any side dish will go well with this stuffed chicken. Here are a few side dish ideas:

Mexican Street Corn Salad – Avocado Tomato Salad – Strawberry Spinach Salad – Cilantro Lime Slaw

Green Chile Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

yield: 4

prep time: 5 MINUTES

cook time: 25 MINUTES

total time: 30 MINUTES

Green Chile Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast is a fantastic low carb, Keto friendly dinner recipe. Juicy chicken oozing with melty cheese and green chiles is a flavorful meal the entire family will love.PRINT

Ingredients

• 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 4 ounces Cream Cheese – softened
• 2 ounces Colby Cheese – grated
• 4 ounces Diced Green Chiles – drained and patted dry with paper towel
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
• Salt/Pepper – to taste
• 4 Tablespoons Oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF
2. Whip cream cheese with hand mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in shredded Colby and green chiles.
3. Carefully cut a pocket into each chicken breast. Make sure not to cut all the way through.
4. Fill chicken with cream cheese mixture.
5. Mix garlic powder, cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Sprinkle spice mixture over chicken breasts.
6. Heat oil in cast iron pan over medium/high heat.
7. Gently place chicken breasts top side down into hot pan. Brown tops, flip then transfer to preheated oven. (tuck any escaping filling back into chicken breasts)
8. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until thickest part of chicken reaches 165ºF internal temp.

Notes

Browning the chicken is an optional step. Just add approx 5 minutes to bake time if skipping this step.
Cheese pockets can be sealed with toothpicks if you find that easier to handle the chicken.

Everything Cream Cheese Chicken

Everything Cream Cheese Chicken incorporates all of the flavors from the famous “everything bagel” into a delicious chicken dinner!

In this recipe, chicken breasts are stuffed with a savory cream cheese filling, breaded with a real whole bagel, and a liberal dash of everything bagel seasoning!

This cheesy breaded chicken makes for a great meal served with a tossed salad and some veggies!

Ingredients

• BAGEL BREAD CRUMBS A fresh bagel is made into crumbs for the perfect coating to this cream cheese chicken recipe. I use plain bagels but you can use any flavor (cheddar is great too). If you don’t have bagels, use Panko bread crumbs instead.
• CHICKEN BREASTS Boneless/skinless are used in this recipe. Boneless chicken breasts can range in size from 5oz to 10oz so cooking time can vary, I use smaller 5oz breasts in this recipe.
• CREAM CHEESE FILLING No “everything” dish would be complete without a cream cheese filling! A bit of cheddar adds extra flavor!
• EVERYTHING BAGEL SEASONING This seasoning can be store bought or make your own everything seasoning here.

How to Make Cream Cheese Chicken

This one is a super cheesy chicken breast! Rather than rolling the chicken as you would in chicken cordon bleu, I prefer to butterfly the chicken like in these spinach stuffed chicken breasts.

1. Grind the bagel (if using) in a food processor to make crumbs. Mix with everything bagel seasoning and set aside (you can use Panko bread crumbs if you prefer).
2. Combine cream cheese filling mixture ingredients (per recipe below).

3. Slice chicken breasts lengthwise (but not all the way through) and open like a book. Fill the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
4. Roll chicken in crumbs, sprinkle with more everything bagel seasoning and bake in pre-heated oven.

How Long To Cook Stuffed Chicken Breast

It takes longer for cream cheese filled chicken breast to cook than it does for just boneless baked chicken breasts. Cook for 35 to 40 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.

Serve Cream Cheese Chicken with…

Everything chicken goes with… well, everything!

You can’t go wrong with a side of mashed potatoes or crispy baked potato wedges.

Add in some veggies like green beans with bacon, roasted broccoli or even just a fresh tossed salad.

Got Leftovers?

Leftover cream cheese chicken can be thinly sliced and topped onto a pile of greens for a healthy lunch. Or tuck some into a toasted Kaiser roll for a heartier meal.

• To Freeze, store in an airtight container or zippered bag. Leftovers can be frozen up to 2 weeks!.
• To Reheat, simply top with a little more everything bagel seasoning, a dash of salt and pepper. If heated in the microwave, the breading wont be crisp so I like to use the toaster oven or even microwave and broil for a few minutes.