stuffed chicken parmesan
This is a great new take on Chicken Parmesan. It's delicious and filling! It has a creamy cheesy spinach stuffing. You can top it with your favorite sauce and add mozzarella to finish it off. Great served with roasted potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, or some kind of pasta.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Not another ordinary Chicken Parmesan recipe here. This is a cross between stuffed chicken breast and Chicken Parmesan. The super creamy stuffing is spinach mixed with cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan. Once baked, the cracker and cheese coating is crunchy without the mess of frying. A tasty twist on Chicken Parmesan. When the chicken is baking, heat your favorite sauce and prepare the pasta of your choice. Serve alongside some garlic bread, too, for a fantastic family meal.
Ingredients
- SPINACH CHEESE STUFFING
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- CHICKEN
- 6 - boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness
- BREADING
- 2 - eggs
- 20 - Ritz crackers, finely crushed
- 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- TOPPING
- 1 jar your favorite pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
How To Make stuffed chicken parmesan
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Step 1Heat oven to 375ºF. -
Step 2Mix cream cheese, spinach, mozzarella, and Parmesan until well blended.
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Step 3Spread onto chicken breasts. Starting at one short end of each breast, roll up the chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks, if desired.
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Step 4Beat egg in a shallow dish. Mix remaining Parmesan and cracker crumbs in a separate shallow dish.
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Step 5Dip chicken in egg, then roll in crumb mixture to evenly coat.
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Step 6Place, seam-sides down, in a 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
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Step 7Bake 30 minutes or until chicken is done.
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Step 8Remove and discard toothpicks, if using. Serve chicken topped with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella.
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