This easy stuffed chicken breast recipe is going to be a new low carb family favorite! The cream cheese and Parmesan add a ton of flavor to this spinach stuffed chicken and the whole recipe is super quick to prepare.
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You guys. We had a break through yesterday.
My sweet, lovely daughter – the 13 year old – is not much for vegetables.
I mean, this is probably pretty normal and I try to remember that I also did not eat vegetables as a child and I survived. I still keep trying to push the veggies though.
Yesterday, for dinner, I told her we were having chicken. Cheese stuffed chicken breast, to be exact.
I left out the fact that there was spinach lurking in the cheese. She’s not blind, so she totally saw it in there but just went with it.
You guys. She ate that entire piece of chicken. Alongside a serving of pan fried Brussels sprouts. Like, woah.
Progress.
Anyway, I now believe that this baked stuffed chicken breast recipe is magic. It’s also easy and delicious and you’re going to love it!
How To Make This Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast:
You’re going to start by mixing up your spinach filling. You’ll want some cream cheese, Parmesan, a little mayo, chopped spinach, and seasonings. Basic stuff, friends.
Mix that all together in a small bowl and then set it aside.
Grab a pack of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The filling should be the perfect amount for 4 breasts.
Season the chicken breasts and then take a sharp knife cut a little pocket in one side of the chicken. I do this by placing one hand on top of the chicken to hold it steady and then using a sharp knife to slice halfway through the breast, like you would do if you were butterflying it, but stopping about halfway into the chicken.
Watch my video below to see this step if it sounds tricky. It really is easy, promise.
Now just start spooning that spinach filling into the little pocket in your chicken!
Bake these for 25 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
This cream cheese stuffed chicken breast recipe is perfect for your keto diet.
I could pretty much live on cream cheese and it’s kind of perfect for keto. So low in carbs and high in fat with little protein.
The spinach is a great way to get some potassium in. I’m a stickler for staying on top of my electrolytes. I can always feel it when they get out of whack and it just ruins my whole day. Nobody needs to walk around feeling like they’re going to faint any minute, you know?
Do you guys watch your electrolytes pretty closely while following a keto lifestyle? It’s so important!
This baked stuffed chicken breast recipe is ready in just 35 minutes!
Okay, friends. I’m including a video below to show you just how easy this spinach stuffed chicken is!
I hope you guys give this a try and let me know what you and your family thinks. I hope it’s a big hit.
Other recipes you might like:
Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken – this one is wrapped in bacon, so you know it’s amazing.
Broccoli Salad – this one is packed with cheddar and bacon!
Broccoli Cheese Casserole – if you love cheesy casseroles, this is a side dish you don’t want to miss!
Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry – low carb and so good!
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Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 tesapoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 ½ cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and drizzle with 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.
- Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast. Set chicken aside.
- Add cream cheese, Parmesan, mayonnaise, spinach, garlic, red pepper and remaining ½ teaspoon of salt to a small mixing bowl and stir well to combine.
- Spoon the spinach mixture into each chicken breast evenly.
- Place the chicken breasts in a 9×13 baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Katelyn says
if im only making 2 chicken breasts, should I cut every ingredient in half?
Karly Campbell says
Yep!
Lakisha says
I’m making more than 4 do I double the ingredients
Karly Campbell says
You would adjust to fit the number of chicken breasts you’re making.
S. marshall says
Going to try this tonight with the copious amount of thin sliced chicken breast I have due to an instacart mishap haha. Going to make it more of a roll up and adjust thr cook time to
Thanks for the incredible recipe.
Karly Campbell says
Sounds delicious! Those mishaps usually end up working out in the end…sounds like this one will too. 🙂
Amanda says
Has anyone ever prepped these and then freeze the prepped/stuffed breast to cook later? How’d that turn out? Trying to make freezer meals for my mom.
Susan says
Can you grill this instead of baking?
Karly Campbell says
Hi Susan! We’ve only baked this one, but I think grilling would probably be fine. You might want to seal the edge with a toothpick to help hold in the filling though.
DINAH HOFFMAN says
This chicken is the BEST!!!
Karly Campbell says
Thanks, Dinah!
Laura says
I can’t see where the video is — so many things and videos and ads popping up that the site lags terribly and is pretty much not useful. It’s sad that all of these recipe websites are almost useless like that.
Karly Campbell says
Hi Laura! I’m sorry you’re having trouble navigating the site. The only thing that should popup is the video. It does have an ad that plays before the video, but there shouldn’t be any other popup ads at all. I’m sorry if you had a different experience. Sometimes the ad networks let things sneak through, but we do our best to control that.
Becky says
Can you prepare this up to the cooking point and then freeze it?
Karly Campbell says
Yes, I think that would likely work fine, though I haven’t tried it.
Alisha says
This recipe was great!! I had to use temptee whipped cream cheese because I forgot we were out of the block cream cheese – I was worried it wouldnt work as well, but it did. My husband was really impressed with the flavor and I was happy to have some variety in our meal. Thanks for an excellent go-to recipe for our new keto/ low carb journey.
Christina J Martinez says
I made this tonight for my family with some white rice and vegetables. I first my 8-year-old son said that he wasn’t going to eat it. He sat down on the couch saw everybody enjoying it and telling him how good it is. He then got off the couch walked over to the table sat down looked at it and said I’m not eating this. Not even 2 minutes he was eating it and he ate the whole chicken breast the chicken breast is pretty big and he ate all of it he was even licking his lips afterwards. I couldn’t bear to tell him that it was spinach. I mean my kid actually ate spinach and vegetables sometimes you just don’t want to ruin by telling him I’ll tell him when he’s 20. But it was good it was really good thank you.
Karly Campbell says
Haha, thanks Christina!
April says
What temperature do you cook it at?
Karly Campbell says
Hi April! Step 1 – preheat oven to 375. 🙂
Anne says
Ok, I misread step #3, I put all the ingredients in with the spinach mixture. I used three cans of drained spinach to stuff the chicken breasts. I had way too much filling so I cooked the leftover spinach mixture in an u greased pie plate along with the chicken. Meal was a big hit. We ate the leftover spinach as a side and ate the chicken breast. My chicken looked pale because I didn’t put the seasoning on it. Next time I sill repeat my mistake and season the chicken too. Bottom line, a great way to use canned spinach.
Jacks says
It was so good! I am going to try to make it myself, then I will post a picture and how my family likes it. Thank you for the recipe, I can’t wait!
Amanda says
Has anyone ever prepped these and then freeze the prepped/stuffed breast to cook later? How’d that turn out? Trying to make freezer meals for my mom.
Lynda says
Yuck I use Pinterest all the time and love the recipes but this was not good! Chicken had no flavour but spinach combo was good!!!
Karly Campbell says
Sorry to hear this wasn’t to your taste.
Neik says
You have to use seasonings that work for you.. I never used just salt pepper and paprika! It’ll never be good with just that in my opinion
Karly Campbell says
The recipe calls for salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder, which is a pretty common (and tasty!) combo of seasonings for chicken, but yes, you can season with whatever you like.
Stephanie says
I agree. I used all seasonings but seasoned to my liking and it came out really yummy! Will definitely be making this again!
Nicole Thoreson says
Hi There. Has anyone attempted to stick this in an InstaPot or Crockpot? Thank you!
Cathy L. says
This was so good! My family said it was one of the best dishes I have made in a long time. Somehow, some of the cheese and cream cheese must have melted and leaked out into the baking dish and made this awesome sauce. Not sure if that was supposed to happen, but it was their favorite part!
Judy Maddox says
The recipe came out great!! Both my husband as well as my son loved it!! Delicious!!
Amanda says
I made this and my family loved it. I used spinach and artichoke dip for the filling as this is something that I usually have on hand. Quick and easy weeknight supper.
TAN says
I’m going to make this recipe now. I’m going to use fat free cream cheese. Hopefully it’s successful.
I’ll post results
Penny says
Does this work well with frozen spinach, I don’t really like it but its what I have at the time?
Karly Campbell says
I’ve only made this with fresh, so I’m really not sure.
Shirley Harmon says
Frozen spinach has to much water after defrost, better to use fresh.
E says
@penny, did you try this recipe with frozen? i am in the same situation as you!
Bobbi says
I always Make it with frozen spinach, I put it in the microwave a little bit to unthaw it and then mix the cream cheese comes out perfect
Karen says
I added a teaspoon of pesto and a little more red pepper flakes. Turned out delicious
Steph says
My family and I loved this recipe!! I didn’t have cream cheese handy, so I replaced the cream cheese with whole fat plain yogurt, and doubled the red pepper flakes to add more zing. It was awesome! Highly recommend.
Julia Bettis says
This is a family favorite! I am so glad that I discovered it! Thank you for sharing it!
Karly Campbell says
Thanks, Julia!