Stuffed Chicken Parmesan Recipe

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

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: 30 minutes or less, cheese, chicken, dinner

Servings: Chicken Breasts

Calories: 486kcal

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese softened
5 - 10 oz frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained*
1-1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded and divided
6 tbs. grated Parmesan cheese divided
6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 egg
1/2 cup crushed Ritz crackers about 10 - 12 crackers
1-1/2 cups pasta sauce

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.
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.
Starting at the short end of each chicken breast, roll up the chicken tightly, securing with wooden toothpicks.
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.
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.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

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

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