Chicken stuffed with two kinds of cheese, coated with bread crumbs and drizzled with a garlic lemon butter sauce equals one delicious chicken breast. The cheese makes this an indulgent dish and the garlic lemon butter brightens up the dish and adds a fresh flavor to it.
Garlic Lemon Double Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients:
- olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 4 slices
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into 4 slices
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly coat a shallow baking dish with oil.
- Pour milk into a shallow bowl.
- In another shallow bowl combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
- Butterfly the chicken breasts by slicing them in half horizontally through the center, stopping just before cutting completely through. Open the chicken breasts and lay flat.
- Place one slice of cream cheese and cheddar cheese in the center of the chicken breasts.
- Close the chicken breasts and secure with toothpicks.
- Carefully dip both sides of each chicken breast in the milk. Then dip in the bread crumbs pressing lightly to coat each side.
- Place chicken breasts in prepared dish.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in lemon juice and garlic.
- Drizzle evenly over the chicken.
- Sprinkle with garlic powder and paprika.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked.
Notes:
This recipe can easily be doubled to feed a larger crowd.
Serves: 4
Calories: 706
Total Fat: 41.1g
Saturated: 22g
Polyunsaturated: 0.4g
Monounsaturated: 2.5g
Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 243.1mg
Sodium: 1,055mg
Potassium: 62.1mg
Total Carbs: 17.1g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
Sugars: 4.7g
Protein: 67.4g
Vitamin A: 22.6%
Vitamin C: 1.4%
Calcium: 37.9%
Iron: 3.8%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from allrecipes.com.