Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Mix up your weeknight dinners with these delicious spinach stuffed chicken breasts. Ready to enjoy in 30 minutes, they are stuffed with spinach, tomatoes, green chilies and cream cheese for one flavorful bite. Perfect for the whole family, and fancy enough to serve to company!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesy stuffed chicken breasts, chicken stuffed with cream cheese and spinach, cream cheese spinach stuffed chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 325kcal

Author Tanya

Ingredients

1 Teaspoon of Vegetable Oil
1 yellow onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
10 oz can diced tomatoes and green chilies drained
1 teaspoon of Italian Seasoning divided
5.5 Ounce bag of Baby Spinach
4 oz cream cheese cubed
1/2 Cup of Italian Blend Cheese
4 boneless and skinless chicken breast filets patted dry
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Black Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon of Paprika
1/2 Teaspoon of Onion Powder
1/2 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Grease a 3-quart baking dish and set aside.
In a skillet or cast iron pan, heat 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
Once the pan is hot, add onions sauté until translucent, about 4-6 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for an additional minute.
Add diced tomatoes and green chilies and season with 1/4 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
Add spinach to the skillet and stir. Once when spinach begins to wilt, add cream cheese and Italian blend cheese and stir until the cheese has melted and it’s all combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
Cut chicken breasts in half, but do not cut all the way through. Leave them connected so you can fold them back over.
Season both sides of the chicken breasts with remaining Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder. Add spinach mixture to the center of the breasts and fold back over. Place in the baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Notes

Take care not to cut the chicken breasts all of the way through or the spinach filling will fall out during baking.
If you are having difficulty closing the chicken breast over the filling, you can secure it with some toothpicks. Just make sure you remove them before serving!
For best results, let the chicken breasts rest for 5 minutes before serving. This helps to make them nice and juicy.

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