cream cheese-stuffed chicken breasts.

(2 RATINGS)
95 Pinches
worcester, MA
Updated on Sep 18, 2011

I made this one day, thinking, " uuhhm, I like cream cheese and I like chicken, so why don't i add the two together?" I came up w/ this. The sauce was easy to come up with, because I knew it needed a ligher sauce to counter the cream cheese.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method ---
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 4 - boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup whipped lite cream cheese w/ chives
  • 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper.
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  • 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon freeze-dried chopped chives
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon freeze-dried chopped chives.

How To Make cream cheese-stuffed chicken breasts.

  • Step 1
    Place chicken breasts between plastic wrap and poud into 1/8"-thickness. Top each chicken breast w/ 2 tbsp cream cheese and 1 tbsp chopped red bell pepper. Sprinkle w/ 1 tsp chives. Roll up breast, press edges to seal. Secure w/ toothpicks. Spray a lg skillet w/ cooking spray.Place over med-high heat. Cokk chicken until browned. Heat oven to 375. Spray a lg casserole dish w/ cooking spray. Place chicken in casserole dish. Sprinkle w/ pepper. In small pan, combine chicken broth, lemon juice and cornstarch. Stir until thickened. Cook 2 more mins. Place chicken in oven, cook 25 min. Stir butter into cornstarch mix, sprinkle w/ remaining chives. Spoon sauce over chicken.

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Category: Chicken
Keyword: #Cream
Keyword: #breasts

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