Cream Cheese & Herb Stuffed Chicken Breasts

"This is a versatile recipe using your favorite herb with cream cheese, sandwiched in a chicken breast half, then breaded and baked for 30 minutes. Presto, quick and delicious dinner! I like oregano; sage or basil are other possibilities. Try 'em all!"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degres F.
  • Flatten open chicken breasts; spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese on one half of each breast (resist the temptation to use more-- a little cream cheese goes a looooooong way!).
  • Evenly distribute the fresh herbs on top of that and season with salt and pepper.
  • "Fold"the chicken breasts back up and press tightly, tucking in cream cheese a bit.
  • In a shallow dish, combine the 1/2 teaspoons salt and pepper, paprika and flour.
  • In another dish, pour the beaten egg mixture.
  • In a third dish, combine bread crumbs, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese.
  • First dip chicken breasts in flour mixture, then beaten egg mixture, then bread crumb mixture.
  • Place chicken on a lightly greased baking sheet, drizzle about a tablespoon of melted butter on each breast and bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until cooked through and tender.

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Reviews

  1. Wow, was this good. I thought the prep and cook times were right on point, and the chicken came out super moist -- not dry at all. I followed the recipe, using fresh oregano as you suggested, with some minor changes: Do green onions count as an herb? I wasn't sure, so I didn't know if they were supposed to go in the chicken at step 3, but I threw them in there anyway. I also used toothpicks to hold the chicken breasts together once I folded them back up. They made it a lot easier to dip the chicken in all the different bowls without having it come apart/get really messy. I like a lot of garlic, so I used more than 1/4 teaspoon, probably about 1/2 or a little more. I also used Italian-flavor breadcrumbs, which I thought went really well with the oregano... all the flavors were just constantly present in all the different levels. This was very delicious, and when it's done, it looks and tastes like it was very difficult to prepare -- a good way to trick people! Thanks for a nice way to use up cream cheese!
     
  2. Enjoyed this. I did have to turn them over once. Very moist. Thanks for the recipe.
     
  3. I made this on December 13th 2009. I used exactly the amount of cream cheese that it called for, it turned out a little dry,so the next time I am going to use at least 3 or4 tablespoons of the cream cheese. It has a very good flavor and taste over all.I mixed Parmesan cheese with coconut flakes with the dry seasoning to add a little crispness and flavor. I also used shallots instead of onion. I think it would be very moist if it was covered with aluminum foil to help keep the moisture inside the pan. I will make this again. Thank you for posting Angie ,,,Ed's girl.
     
  4. I added in a few leaves of spinach along with some basil instead of just the herbs. I added another tablespoon of cream cheese too, then kept the other ingredients the same except I used 1/3 c. bread crumbs 1/3 c. parmesan cheese 1/3 tsp. garlic powder and 3 T. melted butter. My friends and I loved this and we all give it 5 stars here!
     
  5. Absolutely wonderful! I only had two monstrous chicken breasts, so i cut it in half, then spread the cheese onto each half. I used oregano and basil and otherwise followed the directions to a T. Other than one of my chicken breasts coming "unfolded" slightly, this turned out amazing. My boyfriend, who was feeling under the weather, just raved. An instant favorite!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Good! I used chopped cornflakes instead of breadcrumbs, no green onion, and dried basil. I also doubled everything but the chicken, which I had about a pound and a half of (about a dozen strips), and it worked out well.
     
  2. I added in a few leaves of spinach along with some basil instead of just the herbs. I added another tablespoon of cream cheese too, then kept the other ingredients the same except I used 1/3 c. bread crumbs 1/3 c. parmesan cheese 1/3 tsp. garlic powder and 3 T. melted butter. My friends and I loved this and we all give it 5 stars here!
     
  3. Delightful. I substituted and Italian blend of cheeses in place of the cream cheese. Maybe a tad too much oregano for my taste. Still ate the whole thing.
     
  4. Outstanding chicken dish.It tasted wonderful! I used fresh herbs in place of dried and added a bit of fresh minced garlic - amazing flavor for minimal work.thank you
     

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