Description
This Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe is a delicious and elegant dish perfect for a special dinner. Juicy chicken breasts are filled with a savory mushroom mixture, topped with melty cheese, and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 x 220g / 7oz chicken breast, skinless boneless
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Mushroom Filling:
- 30g / 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 200g / 7 oz mushrooms, sliced 3mm (1/8″) thick (~2 heaped cups)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1/2 tsp thyme leaves
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 80 g / 3oz mozzarella, sliced (or other melting cheese)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Cut pockets into chicken breasts: Cut pockets into each chicken breast without cutting all the way through.
- Season chicken: Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Mushroom filling: Cook mushrooms with butter, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, and spinach.
- Stuff chicken: Fill chicken pockets with mushroom mixture and top with cheese.
- Sear chicken: Sear chicken on each side until golden.
- Bake: Bake chicken in the oven until cooked through.
- Rest and serve: Rest chicken before serving.
Notes
- Chicken breast is required for this recipe as it’s the right shape to cut pockets and the right size to hold enough filling.
- Other herbs can be used as substitutes.
- Baby spinach can be substituted with other greens like kale or cabbage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 575 cal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1409mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: NA
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 60g
- Cholesterol: 205mg
