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Stuffed chicken breast filled with cream cheese and spinach in a white baking dish.
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5 from 66 votes

Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Delicious stuffed chicken is perfect for easy weeknight dinners OR fancy dinners with friends. It's so easy to make you can make it any time!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 397kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

Chicken and Cheese Filling

  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup parmesan shredded
  • 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 ½ cups spinach fresh, chopped
  • 4 chicken breasts boneless skinless
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Chicken Seasoning

  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • pinch red pepper flakes OPTIONAL

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375º
  • Cream the cream cheese, parmesan, mayo, and minced garlic together in a medium bowl
    Cheese and cream cheese in a bowl to cream.
  • Stir in spinach
    Adding spinach to the cream cheese mixture.
  • pat the chicken dry and place it on a cutting board
  • Using a sharp knife, cut a large slit into the long side of each chicken piece, almost all the way through but not quite
    Chicken breast cut for stuffing on a wooden cutting board.
  • Stuff each chicken breast with one-fourth of the spinach mixture
    Stuffed chicken breast with spinach and cream cheese.
  • Arrange in a baking dish, and brush with olive oil
    Chicken in the baking dish brushed with olive oil.
  • Season the chicken: Mix paprika, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper together in a small bowl, and sprinkle on top of chicken, rub it over the top and sides of the chicken
    Chicken breast with seasoning in a baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 165°, make sure you take the temp of the actual meat and not JUST the cheesy filling, once you test in the thickest part of the meat
    Finished stuffed chicken in a baking dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 1197mg | Potassium: 1007mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1439IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 1mg