Stuffing Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipe

Stuffing Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipe Rating 4

Carol Mead of Los Alamos, New Mexico found this recipe years ago in a magazine. "It's an easy company dish, and I can halve it to satisfy a craving for roast chicken without more leftovers than we can ever possibly eat!” Carol Mead - Los Alamos, New Mexico

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Stuffing Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipe
  • Prep: 35 min. Bake: 35 min.
  • Yield: 8 Servings
35 35 70

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium chicken bouillon granules
  • 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 3 cups soft bread crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons fat-free milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • In a small nonstick skillet, saute the onion, celery and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. In a large bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water. Stir in the bread crumbs, milk, herbs and celery mixture. Set aside.
  • Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread bread crumb mixture over chicken; roll up. Secure with toothpicks.
  • Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Melt remaining butter and brush over chicken. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 stuffed chicken breast half equals 200 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 368 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Stuffed Chicken Breasts in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009, p55

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Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2009 by nancypta

This was a tasty dish. I don't know what went wrong though but there isn't enough liquid to bread crumbs and it left me with a bowl of dry crumbs. There was about twice as much stuffing as was needed, so I think if I try this again I will use half as many bread crumbs.

 
 
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