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Stuffed chicken parmesan sliced on a white plate
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Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Stuffed Chicken Parmesan is a delicious twist on a favorite dinner recipe. Tender chicken filled with cheese and topped with a simple crust - it'll quickly become one of your favorite ways to make chicken for the family!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: 30 minutes or less, cheese, chicken, dinner
Servings: 6 Chicken Breasts
Calories: 486kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375ºF and spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Pound your chicken to be 1/4 inch thick and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, the spinach, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and 3 tbsp. of Parmesan cheese. Set this bowl aside.
    bowl of cream cheese and spinach mixed otgether
  • In a shallow dish, beat the egg and set aside.
  • In a separate shallow dish, mix the remaining 3 tbsp. of Parmesan cheese and the cracker crumbs and set aside.
  • Spread the cheese mixture onto each flattened piece of chicken.
    raw chicken breast with cream cheese and spinach mixture spread evenly on top
  • Starting at the short end of each chicken breast, roll up the chicken tightly, securing with wooden toothpicks.
    rolled raw chicken breasts with cream cheese and spinach in the center
  • Dip each chicken roll in the egg, then roll in the crumb mixture, making sure each roll is evenly coated. Place the chicken, seam sides down in your baking dish.
    raw chicken dipped in ritz crackers before baking
  • Bake for 30 min. or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove the toothpicks and heat your pasta sauce. Pour heated sauce on top of chicken and then sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
    baked stuffed chicken parmesan still in the baking dish
  • Serve and enjoy!
    plated chicken parmesan next to mashed potatoes

Notes

*My family likes as little spinach as possible but you can add as much as you like

Nutrition

Serving: 1breast | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 222mg | Sodium: 696mg | Potassium: 1061mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3580IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 2mg