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Veggie Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken

August 28, 2016 by Judith Hannemann

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Stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and filled with a flavorful vegetable cream cheese.

Whip up a batch of these veggie cream cheese stuffed chicken breasts for a dinner they won’t forget. Wrapped with smoky bacon for added flavor.

More Than Just A Spread

I’ve been a lover of vegetable cream cheese for many years. Basically, I look on it as an appetizer or on crackers for a snack.

But I recently saw a recipe that used cream cheese to stuff chicken breast. It wasn’t a vegetable-type cream cheese. This filling had other cheeses and herbs in it.

One of the good things about cream cheese, especially when it comes to using it in rolled-up chicken breasts is it doesn’t melt. Because it doesn’t melt and only becomes super soft, it’s excellent for this purpose because it stays in the chicken and doesn’t come out in the baking dish.

Stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and filled with a flavorful vegetable cream cheese.

What Veggies To Use

The veggies to use is pretty much up to you depending on your individual taste. The only vegetable that I think must be included is the green onions. Those seem to form the flavor base of the cream cheese stuffing.

When it comes to making savory-flavored cream cheese for snacking, I include green onions with any vegetable combination. Sometimes I use them exclusively and you can do that here too!

Stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and filled with a flavorful vegetable cream cheese.

Ways To Stuff

There are many ways to stuff boneless skinless chicken breasts. If you have a method that works great for you, then use that method for making this recipe.

However, if you find this hard to accomplish (I did in the past), then this video will help you immensely. And an added bonus “Big Al” not only shows you a foolproof method, but you get his recipe for his stuffed chicken breast!

Here’s a link to that video: How To Stuff A Chicken Breast.

Stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and filled with a flavorful vegetable cream cheese.

For More Color

Depending on the thickness of your bacon, you may find that it lacks some color at the end of the cooking time.

The bacon is definitely cooked, but I prefer some color and crispness to the bacon and what I do is pop the chicken breast under the broiler for a minute or two at the end of the cooking time. It will add a nice golden color and crisp the bacon.

The Recipe

 

Chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and stuffed with a flavorful vegetable cream cheese.
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Veggie Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Whip up a batch of these veggie cream cheese stuffed chicken breasts for a dinner they won’t forget. Wrapped with smoky bacon for added flavor.
Prep Time25 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 25 mins
Course: Chicken, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese, stuffed chicken, vegetable recipes
Servings: 4
Calories: 518kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 8 slices uncooked bacon

FILLING

  • 8 oz softened cream cheese
  • 3 green onions scallions finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp red bell pepper finely diced
  • 2 tbsp green bell pepper finely diced
  • 1 tbsp sun dried tomatoes finely diced
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a 11 x 7 or 13 x 9-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
  • Prepare chicken breast for stuffing as per video in the post (or use your preferred method)
  • Mix all filling ingredients in a small bowl and divide into 4 equal portions.
  • Place a filling portion in each chicken breast and roll up as per the video (or your favorite method)
  • Wrap each roll with 2 slices of bacon and place in prepared pan.
  • Bake for 45-60 minutes or until chicken tests done--either the juice runs clear or 180 degrees F on a meat thermometer.
  • If bacon didn't crisp during cook time, place it under the broiler for a minute or two--this step is optional.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 900mg | Potassium: 670mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1064IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Callen says

    August 29, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    Making this tonight. Is the bake to 180F correct? Usually I see recipes for chicken to only 165F and don’t want it to be too dry. Thanks for the recipe. It looks delicious.

    • Judith Hanneman says

      August 29, 2016 at 10:59 pm

      You should be fine with 165 Callen. If you let it rest for about 10 minutes, it should reach 170 and that’s safe. PS–I had salmonella once years ago so I ALWAYS tend to overcook chicken and I think you can guess why!!!

      • Callen says

        August 30, 2016 at 7:54 pm

        It was delicious. Thank you for sharing.

        • Judith Hanneman says

          August 30, 2016 at 8:45 pm

          Big THUMBS UP Callen. So glad you liked this <3

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