Beginners Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH PERFECTION

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a large resealable plastic bag. Pour in Italian dressing, seal tightly, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Place the stale bread, Parmesan, thyme, and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until the bread is processed into crumbs. Seat aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the feta and sour cream. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic. Then add the spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in green onions, cook 2 minutes. Remove spinach to a plate, and leave any liquid in the pan. Stir in mushrooms, and saute until soft. Remove mushrooms to plate with spinach. Allow to cool briefly, then combine spinach and mushrooms with feta and sour cream mixture.
• Stir the sun-dried tomatoes into the mixture, and spread onto a large cookie sheet. Place in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts on a cookie sheet, and place about 3 tablespoons of the filling mixture in the center of each breast. Roll the breasts, and secure with a toothpick. Transfer chicken breasts to a baking dish, and sprinkle breadcrumb mixture over chicken breasts.
• Bake, uncovered, in a preheated oven for 25 minutes.

STUFFING STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet, saute the onion, celery and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. In a large bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water. Stir in the bread crumbs, milk, herbs and celery mixture. Set aside., Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread bread crumb mixture over chicken; roll up. Secure with toothpicks., Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Melt remaining butter and brush over chicken. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks.

BAKED STUFFED BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Rinse and pat dry the chicken breasts.
• Trim any fat around the edges.
• If you wish, remove the white tendon running through the tenderloins.
• Place the chicken breasts 1 at a time between sheets of wax paper and gently pound with a mallet until about 3/8 inch thick.
• Season with salt and ground black pepper.
• Heat unsalted butter in a small skillet over medium high heat until the foam begins to subside.
• Add onions and cook, stirring, until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes: Stir in minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Remove the mixture to a bowl and stir in bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, rosemary, sage, salt and pepper.
• Stir in the chicken stock.
• The stuffing should be just moist enough to hold together in a crumbly ball when squeezed firmly in the hand.
• Do not over moisten.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Lightly oil a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Place 1/4 cup stuffing on the center of the underside of each breast and press lightly to compact it.
• Bring the top and bottom flaps of the chicken up over the stuffing, slightly overlapping the ends, then fold up the sides to enclose the stuffing completely.
• Lay the packets seam side down in the pan and brush with olive oil.
• Season with Salt and ground black pepper to taste.
• Bake until the chicken is lightly browned and feels firm when pressed, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SIMPLE/EASY STUFFED ROAST CHICKEN WITH GRAVY (FOR BEGINNERS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Empty contents of stuffing box, both the bread crumb and seasoning envelopes, into a medium bowl.
• Add hot water and butter; stir to mix.
• Add chopped water chestnuts, onion and poultry seasoning, mix thoroughly and set aside.
• Check inside the chicken for giblets, remove and set aside.
• Rinse chicken inside and out with cold running water.
• Dry thoroughly inside and out with paper towel.
• Sprinkle salt and fresh ground pepper inside the cavity and all over the outside.
• Place chicken in a roaster.
• Loosely pack the stuffing mix into the main cavity and any left into the neck cavity folding the skin over it.
• If necessary secure the neck skin with a pick.
• Take a length of kitchen string and tie the ends of the legs as close together as possible.
• Rub the butter all over the outside of the chicken making sure to cover the whole outside surface.
• Take two lengths of aluminum foil, place one piece over the chicken lengthwise, take the other piece and place it sideways over the first piece.
• Tuck the foil tightly to the chicken so it is touching the bottom of the roaster but not under the bird.
• If the bird is not completely covered (except for the underside) Use a third piece to finish covering.
• Place the roaster on the middle rack of the oven and roast at 400f degrees for 15 minutes.
• Reduce the heat after 15 minutes to 350f degrees and roast for approximately 2 hours.
• At about 2 hours, carefully lift the aluminum foil and poke the chicken with a fork, if the juice runs clear, remove the foil and roast a further 30 minutes to brown the skin to golden.
• If the juice is not yet clear, roast a little longer and check again.
• Once the chicken is well browned, remove to platter, cover with foil and let rest.
• In the meantime, if you wish to make giblet gravy, take the giblets (and neck if it's there), place in a saucepan, cover with water, add salt and pepper and a little poultry seasoning if you wish, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for at least an hour.
• Remove to strainer, reserving liquid.
• Chop the giblets and pick any meat off neck bones, add to a blender and add the liquid.
• Blend to liquefy level, add 3 or 4 tablespoons flour or corn starch and blend to mix well.
• Pour off as much fat as possible from the roaster, take a whisk and move up any bits and pieces of stuffing/chicken stuck to the bottom, remove any large pieces of skin, add the giblet mix from the blender, whisk around; place in 450°F to 500°F degree oven until bubbly, about 10 minutes; add a small amount of hot water if necessary if it is too thick until it is the consistancy you want, cook another 5 minutes.
• (We like ours very thick) Whisk and pour into gravy boat and serve hot with the roast chicken.
• Gravy can also be made without the giblets, just whisk up the brown bits in the roaster and add 1 cup of hot water and make a slurry of cold water and either flour or corn starch, add the slurry and whisk, cook the same as above adding a little more water if necessary.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• With a slender knife cut a 3-inch pocket along length of thickest side of chicken (or have a butcher do this for you). In a mixing bowl combine the cheese with chopped herbs of your choice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stuff a quarter of this mixture into each pocket and secure pocket with toothpicks.
• Season the outside with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan and saute the chicken, skin side down for 5 to 6 minutes over moderate heat. Turn over and cook for 5 minutes longer or until chicken is cooked through. Remove toothpicks and serve over the salad.
• Variation: instead of the cheese and herbs, stuff each chicken breast with about 2 to 4 tablespoons of another mixture which might include one or several ingredients such as slivered roasted peppers, pitted good black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, anchovies, hot chilis, or other cheeses such as Mozzarella or Fontina.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Place chicken with skin side down on a piece of heavy-duty foil large enough to fold over the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; set aside. In a skillet, saute onion and celery in butter until soft; stir in seasonings, bread and broth. Place in cavity of chicken; fold over top and seal. Place in a small baking pan. Bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Open foil and bake 5 minutes more or until chicken is tender, juices run clear and stuffing is lightly browned.

SIMPLE STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Butterfly chicken breasts. This means to lay them as flat as possible, slice through leaving them connected just enough to open up like a book.
• Prepare boxed stuffing as directed. By changing the kinds of stuffing you can change up the flavor of the filling, or you can use left over cooked stuffing.
• Crush croutons and cornflakes, the cleanest way to do this is to place croutons and cornflakes into a zipper type bag and roll it with a rolling pin. Place in shallow dish and set to the side.
• Prepare pan, line with foil or parchment paper, spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Open up each chicken breast.
• Place stuffing on half the chicken, make this as full as you want as long as you can fold the top piece of the breast back over, I find using an ice cream scoop is very helpful.
• Fold over the top of the chicken breast half.
• Press the stuffed chicken breast into the cornflake breading mixture, coat both sides and press firmly being sure to coat well.
• Place on pre pared baking sheet.
• When all are on baking sheet, bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Half tof each breast is a small serving, slice in half, then make further slices and fan out, using any leftover stuffing as a side, may cover with chicken gravy.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pound chicken breasts carefully between pieces of wax paper to flatten.
• Dip breast pieces in lemon juice.
• Combine cream cheese, onions, tarragon and salt; place about 2 tablespoons of this mixture on each piece of chicken.
• Roll and wrap with a slice of bacon.
• Secure with a toothpick or skewer.
• Place in baking dish coated with non-stick spray.
• Bake, uncovered for 40 to 45 minutes.

SCRUMPTIOUS STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Mix ham, mayonnaise, sour cream, Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, and smoked paprika together in a large bowl. Place 1/2 cup mixture on each chicken breast. Roll chicken over filling, wrap with 2 slices bacon, and secure with toothpicks.
• Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Roll each chicken breast in bread crumbs to coat. Place chicken in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

KICKY STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place the chicken breast, smooth-side up, on a work surface. Holding it down with one palm, slice breast horizontally, stopping 3/4 of the way through. Open like a book. Spread some salsa on one half, then close. Coat with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking dish and top with more salsa.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BEGINNERS STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Empty the stuffing mix into a bowl; Add the HOT water, unsalted butter and chopped onion.
• Stir until well-combined then set aside for the water to finish being absorbed.
• While you're waiting, grab those chicken breasts and with the smooth side of your meat mallet pound them out a little flatter but be careful not to be too zealous or you'll 'shred' them.
• TIP: when you pound them out, place them between two pieces of plastic wrap or you'll have chicken 'juice' everywhere, LOL.
• By now your stuffing should have absorbed all the water; Give it a couple more good stirs and it's ready.
• Place some of the stuffing in the middle of each chicken breast and roll them up; I dunno how much, enough to stuff, but not enough to fall out when you roll them up.
• Place them seam side down in a 12 x 8 or 13 x 9 non-stick baking pan or casserole dish.
• There may be leftover stuffing -- you can either do more breasts or save it for another meal/recipe tomorrow night.
• Combine the soup, garlic, lime juice and milk until everything is well incorporated and the mixture looks thick.
• Spoon over the chicken, completely moistening all the breasts.; Cover tighly with foil, place in preheated 350° oven and bake 30-45 minute.
• Place the chicken breasts on a serving platter; serve the extra sauce in the pan in a gravy boat on the side.