Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts could be just the gluten free recipe you've been looking for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 30g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 433 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $2.16 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by spoonacular user activenetworkuser10429. Head to the store and pick up onion, olive oil, fresh tarragon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Similar recipes include Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts, and Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

4 slices bacon

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons to 3 melted unsalted butter

3 ounces pkg. cream cheese

4 tablespoons fresh tarragon, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons butter or olive oil

1/4 cup diced onion

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Equipment:

frying pan

oven

paper towels

meat tenderizer

toothpicks

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. In a small skillet, sweat the onions over medium-low heat in the butter or olive oil until they are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute then remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  3. In another skillet, saut the bacon over low heat until soft and the fat is beginning to render out, but dont allow it to brown. Remove to a paper towel and set aside.
  4. Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of waxed paper and evenly pound to 1/4-inch thickness, either with the smooth side of a meat mallet or a small, heavy pan. Season on both sides with the salt and pepper.
  5. Stir the onion and garlic into the cream cheese until well blended; divide evenly between the chicken by placing a dollop in the center of each breast. Roll or fold the chicken around the cream cheese mixture, tucking the ends under and securing with toothpicks. Sprinkle the tarragon evenly over the chicken packages, and wrap each with a piece of bacon. Place in an 8x11 baking dish and drizzle with the melted butter.
  6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is done, the bacon is browned and the cream cheese is heated all the way through. Serve immediately.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.In a small skillet, sweat the onions over medium-low heat in the butter or olive oil until they are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.

2. Add the garlic and cook for another minute then remove from the heat and allow to cool.In another skillet, saut the bacon over low heat until soft and the fat is beginning to render out, but dont allow it to brown.

3. Remove to a paper towel and set aside.

4. Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of waxed paper and evenly pound to 1/4-inch thickness, either with the smooth side of a meat mallet or a small, heavy pan. Season on both sides with the salt and pepper.Stir the onion and garlic into the cream cheese until well blended; divide evenly between the chicken by placing a dollop in the center of each breast.

5. Roll or fold the chicken around the cream cheese mixture, tucking the ends under and securing with toothpicks. Sprinkle the tarragon evenly over the chicken packages, and wrap each with a piece of bacon.

6. Place in an 8x11 baking dish and drizzle with the melted butter.

7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is done, the bacon is browned and the cream cheese is heated all the way through.

8. Serve immediately.


Nutrition Information:

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432k Calories
29g Protein
32g Total Fat
6g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
432k
22%

Fat
32g
49%

  Saturated Fat
12g
77%

Carbohydrates
6g
2%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
125mg
42%

Sodium
545mg
24%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
29g
60%

Vitamin B3
13mg
67%

Selenium
41µg
60%

Vitamin B6
1mg
56%

Phosphorus
320mg
32%

Manganese
0.63mg
32%

Potassium
726mg
21%

Vitamin B5
1mg
19%

Iron
2mg
16%

Vitamin A
797IU
16%

Vitamin B2
0.26mg
15%

Magnesium
59mg
15%

Calcium
114mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Vitamin C
6mg
7%

Folate
28µg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.4µg
7%

Vitamin K
5µg
6%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Fiber
0.75g
3%

Vitamin D
0.43µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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