- 3 large Chicken Breast
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
- 1½ tsp Garlic powderdivided
- ¼ tsp Ground paprika
- 1 cup Broccoli floretsfinely chopped
- ½ cup Red bell pepperfinely diced
- 1 cup Cheddar cheesemild
- 1 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken
I came up with this Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken recipe when I realized the only way to convince my son to eat his vegetables was to stuff them inside some chicken breasts and it worked like a charm. A creamy and cheesy mixture of broccoli florets, red bell pepper, mild Cheddar cheese and mayonnaise stuffed inside chicken breasts and seasoned with garlic powder and paprika. What a way to win over your family, am I right?
To make Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Chicken
1 | Preheat oven | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 425 °F. | ||
2 | Season chicken | 2 |
Generously and evenly, season the chicken on both sides with some salt and pepper, ¼ teaspoon of paprika and ½ teaspoon of garlic powder. | ||
3 | Slice chicken | 2 |
Use a sharp knife to slice through the middle of 3 chicken breasts taking care to not cut all the way through and just creating a pocket to stuff and fill. | ||
4 | Cook broccoli | 2 |
In a microwave safe bowl, combine 1 cup of finely chopped broccoli florets and 2 tablespoons of water. Cover with plastic wrap and cook in the microwave for about 1 minute. Drain excess water. | ||
5 | Add stuffing ingredients | 2 |
Add the ½ cup of finely diced bell pepper, 1 cup of mild Cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, remaining teaspoon garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything together until well combined. | ||
6 | Stuff chicken breasts | 3 |
Divide the stuffing mixture between the 3 chicken breasts, to fill. If necessary, use toothpick to secure the pocket. | ||
7 | Sear chicken | 4 |
In a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add the stuffed chicken breasts. Cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side, to sear. | ||
8 | Bake | 15 |
Cover the skillet with silver aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 15-17 minutes until the center of the chicken reads 165 °F on a thermometer. | ||
9 | Serve | |
Allow to rest for about 5 minutes before serving. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Extremely flavorful and delicious thank you for this meal.
Too much olive oil the chicken was soaked and tasted kinda off.
It was actually kinda spicy because of all the paprika and pepper.
My kids gobbled this up quickly without a fuss despite the veges being clearly visible haha.
Cool idea gonna try it out with french fries.
Thanks easy meal great to make.
Bookmarking this to try for next time, just got finished with the potatoe cheese balls which were twice as good.
Homemade stuffed chicken and broccoli...mm sounds good to me.
Much better with some mozzarella cheese on the inside too and pasta if you like youre meals big and filling.
I feel like I just had a 5 star meal in my own home, totally obsessed with the quality of the food on this site.
Dry and nothing stayed inside just fell apart.
Stuffed chicken recipes are almost always ultra dry up until I came accross this one, some how the broccoli gives it moisture and helps to keep the chicken juicy and flavor like its meant to be, magnificent dish to say the least.
I'm no fan of cheddar cheese so i replaced it with parmesan.
Made this for dinner with my hubby along side some nice white wine and a few slices of cheesy garlic bread which the recipe was also from this website ;) amazing.
I added a few slices of sundried tomatoes inside this too it blends well with all the flavors in my opinion, will be making it again.
Today I wanted to try out the cheesy balls as someone else had recommended but then I saw this and changed my mind..no regrets what so ever, cheese veggies and chicken are the three things that really make your stomach happy lmao, this was freaking delish.
Delicious broccoli chicken first time making it and it turned out perfectly.
Thanking my sister for this meal, she made it for family night and i couldn't stop thinking about it since!!!
Great dinner 5 stars from me.
This goes great with some mashed potatoes on the side.
Easy & delicious recipe! Thanks!
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