Aysha's stuffed chicken breast. Chicken breasts stuffed with a mixture of sausage, mushrooms, onion, garlic and blue cheese dressing; coated with Creole seasoning, seared and baked. These are great with sweet cornbread and your favorite style of rice! In a large bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water.
Put the chicken breasts into an ovenproof dish and brush with the melted butter. Our Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Stuffing recipe isn't dry as it's baked in chicken broth and at the end, topped with a homemade chicken gravy! Hot Tip: The best way to reheat the chicken is to pop it in the oven on broil. You can have Aysha's stuffed chicken breast using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Aysha's stuffed chicken breast
- It's 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast.
- You need 4 oz of pepper jack cheese (can use up to 6oz).
- Prepare 1 cup of frozen spinach, thawed and drained (fresh cooked).
- You need 2 tbsp of Olive oil.
- You need 1 dash of sea salt.
- It's 1 dash of black pepper.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of cajun seasoning.
- It's 1 of lots of toothpicks.
This will create a nice crust on the outside, while keeping the meat nice and juicy on the inside. Add broccoli to the stuffing and mix lightly. Roll up each chicken breasts starting at the short end enclosing the stuffing mixture. I was inspired by a stuffed chicken Marsala dish I had at a restaurant and wanted to come up with my own version using a different flavor profile. —Ashley Laymon, Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Aysha's stuffed chicken breast step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
- In a medium bowl combine the pepper jack cheese, spinach, salt and pepper.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup of the spinach mixture onto each chicken breast. Roll each chicken breast and fasten the seams with toothpicks. (This part requires a lil bit of skill I used about 8 toothpicks in each roll to ensure none of the filling seeps out.).
- Brush each chicken breast with the olive oil. Sprinkle the cajun seasoning evenly over all. Sprinkle any remaining spinach and cheese on top of chicken (optional).
- Place the chicken seam side up onto a tin foil-lined baking sheet (for easy cleanup).
- Bake for 35 to 40 mins or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove toothpicks before serving. Serve whole or slice into medallions.
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