Complete Meal Bundle

This asparagus stuffed chicken is a complete meal all by itself. How easy is that?

Pretty darn easy if you ask me and the best part is there’s no extra dishes to wash from preparing side dishes. You’ve got it all right here in these neat little bundles.

The chicken stuffs easily and the filling stays put because the asparagus doesn’t melt out; well, it can’t but that’s another conversation. The chicken breasts wrap very easily around it so there’s no frustrating work involved.

The recipe is very simple yet very tasty.

Choose Your Cheese

You can get creative with these stuffed chicken breasts just by varying the cheese.

I used Monterrey Jack since I had a package already open. You want to have a cheese that melts for obvious reasons so very hard cheeses such as Parmesan and Romano are out for that. However, they make a great addition when added as a flavor enhancement to a melting-type cheese.

Cheddar would be an excellent choice for this too. I would tend to use a milder cheddar if you’re serving young children. Reserve the sharper varieties to please adult tastes.

And here’s an idea if you’re going to serve this just to adults with adventurous tastes–try Stilton, Bleu or Gorgonzola cheese!

Asparagus: Fresh Or Frozen

As far as the asparagus goes in this recipe, it’s always best to use fresh. Now that asparagus seems to be available year round, this isn’t a problem.

However, frozen is good too. A high-quality brand of frozen asparagus will work very well. While I’ve never made this with the frozen variety, I think I would not thaw it before cooking. It would be easier to assemble and wouldn’t overcook. Mind you, I can’t state this with any certainty–it’s just an educated guess.

The Recipe

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Asparagus and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast

A complete meal in one chicken breast

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Course: Dinner, Main, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: asparagus recipes, baked chicken and asparagus recipes, quick chicken dinners, stuffed chicken breast

Servings: 4

Calories: 280kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 4 large chicken breasts
• 1 tbs lemon zest
• 12 asparagus stalks
• 1 cup shredded Monterrey jack cheese
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tbs olive oil

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
• Cut the chicken breast in half, length-wise, leaving it intact on one side (creating a pocket to stuff). Season the inside of the chicken breast with salt and pepper and a pinch of lemon zest. Lay shredded cheese and 3 to 4 stalks of asparagus in the center of each chicken breast and fold over, enclosing the filling.
• Season the outside of the chicken breast with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika.
• Heat a large, oven safe skillet over medium-high heat and add the 1 tbsp olive oil, swirling around to coat the bottom of the skillet. Cook the chicken top side down, for 3 to 5 minutes, until the chicken easily releases from the pan and is golden brown on top. Flip the chicken over and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes to sear the bottom side. Carefully cover the skillet with tinfoil and place in the preheated oven. Bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 155 degrees.
• Carefully remove the skillet from the oven and let sit, covered, for about 5 minutes. The temperature of the chicken should rise to meet 160 degrees

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 284mg | Potassium: 560mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 897IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 228mg | Iron: 2mg

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