Spinach and Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

This recipe takes baked chicken to a new level by stuffing chicken breasts with a mixture of spinach, cream cheese, and Cheddar cheese.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 950 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
• cooking spray
• 4 ounces fresh spinach
• 8 toothpicks, or as needed
• 4 ounces chopped cooked ham
• 4 large boneless chicken breast fillets
• 4 ounces Italian-style salad dressing
• 0.5 onion, chopped
• 0.5 sleeve round buttery crackers, crushed fine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, 1 to 3 minutes. Add ham and spinach; 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. Mix in Swiss cheese and set filling aside.

Step 3

Cut each chicken breast to 1/2-inch thickness and place in a large bowl. Pour Italian dressing over chicken and stir to coat. Place 1 chicken breast on a cutting board and use a mallet to pound thinner. Add about 1/4 of the filling, fold chicken over to form a packet, and seal with toothpicks. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts and filling.

Step 4

Combine crushed crackers and Cheddar cheese in a medium bowl. Press stuffed chicken breasts into cracker mixture until coated all over and place on the prepared baking pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before removing chicken to a serving platter to allow filling to set up. Remove the toothpicks before serving.