pimento cheese stuffed chicken

Name: Pimento Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 - boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pepper; 1/2 cup(s) milk; 1 large egg; 1 1/2 cup(s) Panko bread crumbs; 1 1/3 cup(s) pimento cheese; - olive oil for cooking

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Renee' Klevenhagen

Midland, NC

Updated on Mar 5, 2026

When we decided a while back to move south, I started reading up on Southern cooking and absolutely fell in love with Southern favorites. My husband often enjoyed the new types of recipes I tried, but always asked for the same old PA Dutch favorites that were so traditional to our upbringing. But now he asks when the next new recipe is coming. Yay! Of all of the things I've tried, this is the one he asks for the most.

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Pimento Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts on a platter.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Pimento cheese is a Southern staple. Stuff it inside a chicken breast and you have a delicious and easy stuffed chicken recipe. Cut into the juicy and tender chicken, and the cheesy center oozes out. We love the crunchy Panko outer layer. So much yumminess!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Pan Fry

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup milk
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups Panko bread crumbs
1 1/3 cups pimento cheese
olive oil for cooking

How To Make pimento cheese stuffed chicken

Step 1

Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

Step 2

Whisk together 1/2 cup milk and egg. Dip chicken in milk mixture and dredge in bread crumbs.
Step 3

Pour oil to a depth of 1/8 inch in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil about 10 minutes on each side or until done. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 4

Transfer chicken to a baking sheet. Hold chicken with tongs, and cut a slit in 1 side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Spoon 1/3 cup pimento cheese into each pocket.
Step 5

Bake at 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish, if desired, and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 498kcal, carbohydrates: 28g, cholesterol: 165mg, fat: 25g, fiber: 1g, protein: 30g, saturated fat: 9g, sodium: 1724mg, sugar: 10g, unsaturated fat: 16g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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