Chicken Cream Cheese Spinach Recipes

CREAMY CHICKEN WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Pour cream and chicken broth into the skillet. Add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan cheese. Whisk over medium-high heat until sauce starts to thicken, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and sun dried tomatoes and simmer until spinach starts to wilt, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to sauce in the skillet and heat through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

SPINACH-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH CREAM CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Mix together thoroughly and set aside.
• To make the spinach mixture, combine cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise and spinach in another bowl. Mix thoroughly.
• Slice a pocket into the side of each chicken breast meat.
• Spoon the spinach mixture into the breast pockets and spread it evenly.
• Prepare the casserole dish by drizzling olive oil and sprinkling some of the spice mixture in it.
• Place the chicken in the dish and add more spice mixture and olive oil over the chicken.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Then bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
• Place the stuffed chicken breast in a plate, and use the drippings as the sauce.
• Garnish with parsley, then serve and enjoy!

SPINACH AND CREAM CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking pan with cooking spray.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil, garlic, and onion. Cook and stir until tender, 1 to 3 minutes. Add ham and spinach leaves and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Chop slightly in the skillet. Remove from heat and stir in cream cheese until melted and mixture has cooled a bit. Add Swiss cheese and set filling aside.
• Cut each chicken breast to 1/2 inch thickness and place in a bowl. Pour Italian dressing over chicken. Place 1 chicken breast on a cutting board and pound thinner. Add about 1/4 of the filling and fold chicken over to form a packet. Seal using toothpicks and place in the prepared baking pan. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts and filling.
• Combine crushed crackers and Cheddar cheese together in a bowl. Cover filled chicken breasts with cracker mixture, mashing them into the breasts.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before transferring from the pan to a serving platter to allow filling to set up. Remove toothpicks before serving.

CREAMY SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE CHICKEN SKILLET

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, 1 tablespoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a pie plate or shallow dish. Coat both sides of the chicken breasts in the seasoned flour. Shake off any excess and set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, undisturbed, until deeply golden, about 4 minutes (do not turn). Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the remaining tablespoon oil to the skillet. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Pour in the half-and-half and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken back to the skillet, seared-side up, reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook, turning about halfway through, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Add the spinach to the sauce in the skillet, cover and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the artichoke hearts and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the creamy sauce over the chicken. Serve with steamed rice.

CREAMY SPINACH CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook and stir chicken and onion in oil for 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. , Stir in soup and cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Stir in the spinach, cheese and pepper; cook for 1-2 minutes or until spinach is wilted and cheese is melted. , Drain pasta; add to chicken mixture and toss to coat.

CHICKEN, SPINACH, AND CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix penne pasta, onion, chicken, diced tomatoes, spinach, and cream cheese together in a baking dish until the cream cheese melts and coats everything. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the pasta mixture. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until heated through and beginning to brown along the edges, about 15 minutes more.

CREAMY CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Blend broth, cream cheese, pepper and 1/2 cup chickpeas in blender until smooth.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 8 min. or until browned on all sides, turning occasionally. Add ham and remaining chickpeas. Pour cream cheese sauce over ingredients in skillet; cover with lid. Simmer on medium-low 15 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF).
• Add spinach; cook, covered, 5 min. or until spinach is wilted.

SPINACH CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook spinach using microwave directions.
• Cook cream of chicken soup (adding one can of chicken broth or water) with cream cheese.
• Drain chicken and add spinach, garlic, onion powder, butter and parmesan cheese together in 9x13 pan. Add chicken soup mixture and 1 cup uncooked rice. Mix together. Top with cheese.
• Bake for 25 minutes.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH CREAM CHEESE & SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Put the onion in a bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Leave to soften for 15 mins. Meanwhile, beat the cheese, spinach and nutmeg together with plenty of black pepper. Spread over the chicken breasts, then top with the tomatoes.
• Drain the onion slices, then toss them with the potato, garlic, olives, oil and black pepper. Arrange the potato mixture on the parchment in 4 piles spaced apart, then flatten. Bake for 25 mins more until almost tender and starting to colour.
• Remove from the oven, put 1 chicken breast on each pile of potatoes, and bake for 20 mins until the chicken and potatoes are tender and cooked all the way through, and the tomatoes are roasted. Serve with a big salad.

SPINACH AND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a bowl and pour in enough Italian salad dressing to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator, 2 to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Drain and discard marinade from chicken and season chicken with garlic powder and lemon pepper. Transfer seasoned chicken to a casserole dish. Layer spinach over chicken.
• Mix cream cheese, chives, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Slowly pour chicken broth into cream cheese mixture, stirring until mixture is smooth; pour over chicken and spinach. Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and top chicken mixture with mozzarella cheese; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Flatten the chicken breast to about 1/4-inch thickness.
• In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, spinach, garlic, nutmeg, seasoning salt and pepper (or cayenne pepper) until well combined.
• Mix the dry breadcrumbs with Parmesan cheese in a shallow bowl; set aside.
• Mix together the melted butter with garlic powder; set aside.
• Spoon equal amounts of mixture across the narrow end of each breast.
• Roll up jelly-roll style, and secure with toothpicks.
• Dip the stuffed breast into the egg, then roll into the dry breadcrumb mixture.
• Place into a buttered baking dish, seam-side down.
• Drizzle with butter/garlic mixture.
• Bake for about 30 minutes.