Recipe

Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Juicy chicken breasts filled with a luscious mixture of cream cheese, Parmesan, and fresh spinach with a hint of heat.

Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total time

35 min

Servings

4

Net carbs

2g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

4 servings
4
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1 tesapoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt (divided)
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ cups chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

35:00

Cooking cue

Cook until the thickest piece reaches 165F and the juices run clear.

  1. 1. Preheat your oven to 375°F.
  2. 2. Place chicken breasts on a cutting board, drizzle with oil, then mix paprika, half the salt, garlic powder, and onion powder together and season both sides of the chicken.
  3. 3. Use a sharp knife to carefully cut a horizontal pocket into the thickest side of each breast.
  4. 4. Stir together the cream cheese, Parmesan, mayonnaise, chopped spinach, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and remaining salt until thoroughly combined.
  5. 5. Divide the spinach filling evenly among the four chicken pockets, stuffing each one generously.
  6. Cook until the thickest piece reaches 165F and the juices run clear.
  7. 6. Arrange the stuffed breasts in a 9x13-inch baking dish and bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
  8. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

That Low Carb Life · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/spinach-stuffed-chicken-breastsThat Low Carb Life reference: https://thatlowcarblife.com/spinach-stuffed-chicken-2/

Rated 4.44/5 from 3785 ratings on That Low Carb Life. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.