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Broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken will quickly become a family favorite! The broccoli filling works so well inside a chicken breast! Wrap it all up in bacon for ab amazing low carb dinner!
It’s back to school season and I’m over here like, NOPE.
We’ve always homeschooled our kids, so I’m not one of the moms that gets to wave goodbye at a bus and then lounge around all day reveling in the freedom.Β (This may not be what you do, but this is exactly what I would do if I were in your shoes.)
Instead, I’m the mom that has to squeeze school work in between work. Ahhh. Good times. π
Don’t get me wrong, we love homeschooling, but man. Some days I really wish a bus would come take my kids away for a few hours. You feel me. I know you do.
Anyway, it’s hectic around here, which is why I’m allllll about the simple dinners that fill tummies and keep people smiling. There is nothing worse than listening to kids complain about dinner.
This broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken is a hit every time. I took my broccoli casserole and changed things up slightly to make it work as a filling for chicken breasts. Seriously good and oh so cheesy.
How to make broccoli stuffed chicken:
First, grab yourΒ trimmed chicken breasts and cut a deep pocket into each breast.
I donβt quite butterfly the chicken, but youβll come close. To do this, place on hand on top of the chicken to hold it in place and use a knife to slice the chicken nearly in half. Donβt cut all the way through.
Watch the video at the top of this post to see this in action!
Next, mix up your spices and season the chicken.
To make your filling, you’ll want to mix together cream cheese, Parmesan, garlic, and mayo until well combined.
Stir in some finely chopped broccoli.
Spoon the cheese mixture into the pocket you created in each chicken breast.
Now for the good part – grab some bacon and cut each slice in half. Wrap 2 half slices of bacon around each chicken breast.
Bacon makes everything better, right?
These will bake up in about 30 minutes.
Perfectly cooked, juicy, flavorful chicken in no time!
More chicken recipes you might like:Β
Spinach Stuffed Chicken: This chicken recipe is a reader favorite!
Lemon Chicken: The simple sauce is bursting with flavor!
Asparagus Stuffed Chicken: This one is even simpler and oh so good!
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas: Serve these over cauliflower rice.
What to serve with bacon wrapped chicken breasts:Β
Cucumber Salad: Light, refreshing, and so dang easy!
Fried Radishes: Would you believe they taste a lot like fried potatoes?
Keto Coleslaw: This is my mom’s famous recipe and we make it every week!
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon: My favorite way to eat Brussels sprouts!
Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken
This simple stuffed chicken recipe is favorite with my kids!
Per serving: 385 calories, 27g fat, 35g protein, 4g carbs, 2g fiber = 2g net carbs
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- ΒΌ teaspoon garlic powder
- ΒΌ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ΒΌ cup chopped broccoli
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ΒΌ cup grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 4 slices bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast. Drizzle chicken with olive oil.
- Add the paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, and onion powder to a small bowl and stir to combine. Sprinkle evenly over both sides of the chicken.
Add cream cheese, Parmesan, mayonnaise, garlic, and remaining Β½ teaspoon of salt to a small mixing bowl and stir well to combine. Stir in the broccoli.
Spoon the cheese mixture into each chicken breast evenly.
Slice each piece of bacon in half and wrap each piece of chicken with 2 pieces of bacon.
Place the chicken breasts in a 9x13 baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Place pan under the broiler to crisp the bacon more, if desired.
78 comments
This recipe sounds so good. Am going to try making it this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoy!
Yummy
Is the broccoli cooked before going into the chicken?
Nope.
Raw broccoli or cooked?!
The broccoli is raw.
What can i use instead of paprika
You could use any seasoning you like for chicken.
We are making this today π
375 degrees – celsius or fahrenheit?
Fahrenheit! π
Thought so π
We cooked for 30 min at 200 degrees celcius and it was absolutely delicious π
Trying it tonight. Can’t wait
Hope you enjoyed!
I made this for my dinner tonight and I have to tell you it is AWESOME! It was so filling I could eat only 1/2 of my chicken breast. (Which works out fine for lunch tomorrow!) I forgot I was out of garlic and garlic powder, so I used “Weber’s Kickin’ Chicken” in the rub and the filling. Worked out great. π Love your recipes, definitely going to make more now that I’ve tried this one!
So glad to hear that!! Thanks for commenting! π
You don’t mention the size (or at least I can’t find it if you did!). I’m doing Keto and I’m wondering how to measure the protein if the weight of the chicken is unknown. Thanks!
I use 5-6 ounce chicken breasts…seems to be a pretty standard size.
Mine is baking as I type and house smells so good! When I added recipe to my trackers the numbers came out slightly higher and lower but not enough to change my mind and net carbs were only 3.6which is important to me.
Hi Corry! I use My Fitness Pal to calculate…seems like all of the sites are a bit different. π
These sound great. Once prepared, (before cooking) can the breasts be frozen for later? I would only be using 2 at a time.
I haven’t done it myself, but should work fine. π
I made the recipe a few days ago for the freezer. Wrapped each raw breast in wax paper and sealed them in a freezer bag. I cooked one for lunch today and it was delicious! Juicy and tender and full of flavor.
So glad to hear they froze well and you enjoyed them!
Don’t like Cream Cheese – now what???
OMG!!! I made this tonight and it was amazing!!! I made a bacon ranch pasta salad and it complimented it perfectly!!
Trying this tonight canβt wait!!!!
I sooooo wanted to make this but i didn’t have broccoli, so i changed it the broccoli for portabella mushrooms and a little bit of spring onions. I was so amazed at how good it was my husband even liked it. Next time I’ll get the broccoli to try. Thanks so much
Sounds like great swaps! π
Can you use frozen thawed broccoli??
I think you probably could, but I’d be worried about the texture of the broccoli.
Can you use the bag broccoli
I’m not sure what you mean by bag broccoli.
is it mandatory to have a cream cheese and if not what would you recommend replacing it with?
I’ve only tested this with cream cheese, but ricotta would likely work as well.
You are making my mouth water. Thank you!!!
This is one of the best chicken recipes I’ve ever had!
I swapped out chicken breast for thighs, and it turned out fantastic!
Glad to hear you enjoyed!
I made it tonight and it was delicious! I used raw spinach in place of broccoli. Didn’t have paprika so i used a chicken seasoning (which contains paprika). Highly recommended! 8)
Glad it was a hit!