Name: Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup goat cheese (softened); 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil, chopped); 1 1/2 cups packed fresh spinach leaves, thinly sliced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 ounces each); 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

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Tender and juicy baked stuffed chicken breasts are filled with goat cheese, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes for a meal that's beautiful to look at and delicious to eat!

"I don't get it, Mum. How did you get you the cheese, spinach and stuff inside of the chicken?" They were amazed and baffled, clearly convinced that their mum was some sort of culinary magician. Yep, I had them fooled.

As tempting as it was to perpetuate the super-mum persona, I took the maternal high road and showed the boys just how easy it is to stuff a chicken breast.

The possibility for stuffings are absolutely endless. Truly, rummage around in your fridge and you're bound to come up with at least two things that work together.

After making the Farro Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Spinach and Cashews last week, I had a couple of ingredients that just begged to be used. All it took was a little goat cheese to bind together the chopped spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. Cut a slit in each chicken breast, scoop in the stuffing and pan-fry and bake the chicken. You have a savory, healthy dish that is worthy of a dinner party.

If you like, serve an herb yogurt sauce alongside the chicken. Just chop up some fresh herbs, such as basil, and stir them into some plain non-fat Greek yogurt, along with a squeeze of lemon juice.

For other stuffed chicken breasts, try Antipasto Stuffed Chicken Breasts and Grilled Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breasts.

The recipe:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

The filling:

In a medium bowl, combine the goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt and pepper. Combine by pressing down on the mixture with the back of a fork several times.

The chicken:

Insert a knife into the thickest part of each chicken breast and cut a pocket 2 to 3 inches long.

Stuff each chicken breast with ¼ of the filling. Rub the chicken breasts with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Heat a large nonstick, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.

Place the skillet in the oven and bake until the chicken is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the pan and let it rest for 10 minutes. Slice and serve.

Other chicken recipes:

Cookin' Canuck's Spicy Chicken Thigh Recipe with Cucumber Avocado Salsa
Cookin' Canuck's Asian Quesadilla with Chicken, Zucchini & Hoisin Sauce
Skinnytaste's Cajun Chicken Pasta on the Lighter Side
Inspired Edible's Balsamic Poached Chicken

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Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Tender and juicy baked stuffed chicken breasts are filled with goat cheese, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes for a meal that's beautiful to look at and delicious to eat!

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Course: Entrees

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Poultry Recipes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: Servings

Calories: 216.7kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

The Filling:

½ cup goat cheese softened
¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes not packed in oil, chopped
1 ½ cups packed fresh spinach leaves, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

The Chicken:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 ounces each)
2 teaspoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper

Instructions

The Filling:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine the goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt and pepper. Combine by pressing down on the mixture with the back of a fork several times.

The Chicken:

Insert a knife into the thickest part of each chicken breast and cut a pocket 2 to 3 inches long.
Stuff each chicken breast with ¼ of the filling.
Rub the chicken breasts with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large nonstick, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
Place the skillet in the oven and bake until the chicken is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the pan and let it rest for 10 minutes. Slice and serve.

Notes

WW (Old Points) 6 / WW (Points+) 6

Nutrition

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Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts