Garlic-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Who's Hungry?
If you like the taste of garlic and onions you will want to try these chicken breasts. The aroma of them baking in the oven will have everyone in the house asking what's for dinner, and when will it be ready.
The following recipe is easy to prepare, and can be on your table to enjoy in less than an hour. To accompany the stuffed chicken breasts I prepared a colorful pepper, broccoli, and bean sprout stir fry with a side baby spinach salad.
Cook Time for Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
Ingredients for stuffed chicken breasts
- 6 skinless chicken breasts, or chicken breasts with the skin left on
- 5 garlic cloves, if this seems too overpowering use less
- 1/3 cup of butter
- green onions
- lemon pepper, or another seasoning you'd prefer
- cooking spray
- toothpicks
Step by step photos for preparing stuffed chicken breasts
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Preparing and stuffing the chicken breasts
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare an oven safe baking dish by applying cooking spray and set aside.
- Grate the garlic cloves and place in a microwave safe bowl. Add butter to the garlic cloves and microwave on high for two minutes. Set aside.
- Chop the green onions.
- Wash and pat dry the chicken breasts. In the thickest part of the chicken breast cut a diagonal slit. With a teaspoon add the garlic butter mixture into the slit. Add about a tablespoon of the chopped green onions into into the slit, close the slit with toothpicks, and set the chicken into the baking dish.
- Brush the remaining garlic butter mixture onto the chicken breasts, and sprinkle with the lemon pepper or a seasoning of your choice. Pop into the oven, and bake for 30-40 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
For Boneless Chicken Breasts
- For this recipe I used chicken breasts with the bone in. If you want to use a boneless chicken breast reduce the cooking time by ten to fifteen minutes.
- A four ounce boneless chicken breast cooked in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven should normally take 20 - 30 minutes.
- To make sure that chicken is cooked use a meat thermometer. Chicken will be cooked when it reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit in the thickest part.
Approximate Values for One Stuffed Chicken Breast
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 11 ounces | |
| Calories | 525 |
| Calories from Fat | 108 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 12 g | 18% |
| Saturated fat 4 g | 20% |
| Unsaturated fat 6 g | |
| Carbohydrates 0 g | |
| Sugar 0 g | |
| Fiber 0 g | |
| Protein 95 g | 190% |
| Cholesterol 264 mg | 88% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
Stir Fry Veggie Side Dish
While the chicken is cooking you'll have plenty of time to prepare the stir fry veggies.
For this stir fry veggie side dish you will need the following ingredients:
- 1 tbs of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic chopped
- 3 heads of broccoli flowers and the stalks cut up
- 1/3 cup of chicken broth
- 1 cup of frozen baby carrots
- These peppers are also known as sweet peppers, bell peppers or capsicum.
- 1/2 large yellow pepper
- 1/2 large red pepper
- 1/2 large orange pepper
- 1 cup of chopped green onions
- 1 bag of bean sprouts
Stir Fry Veggies
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Instructions for Veggie Stir Fry
- Heat the olive oil up in a wok or large skillet, and add the chopped garlic.
- Next add the broccoli and stir fry for one minute.
- Add the chicken broth, and frozen carrots and continue to stir fry for 4 minutes.
- Add the sliced peppers and chopped onions. Stir fry for approximately 3 minutes.
- Once the broccoli is cooked to almost your liking add the bean sprouts, and stir fry until they are heated through.
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Dinner is served ... Let's Eat!
© 2012 Susan Zutautas
Comments
AUTHORHope you enjoy the stuffed chicken, and no the toothpicks don't burn, just turn a little darker. That was my concern the first time I used toothpicks.
Oh Susan~the pictures alone got me so excited to try this recipe. I've never stuffed chicken but it doesn't seem too hard. Do the tooth picks burn at all? Great recipe hub and I can't wait to try it.
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Thanks peachpurple!
awesome recipe. I love the way you stuffed the chicken breast and the side dishes. Your vegetables look so fresh, crunchy and mouth watering. Voted up
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Neinahpets, Thanks and I hope that you enjoy this.
Looks delicious to the point that I must try! 11 ounces seems like a killer for me. It's so large! I usually use 4oz breasts. That will definitely make the calories for this good. Thanks for sharing, I'm making this soon for sure!
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Rebecca and Danielle, Thank you both and hope that you enjoy the recipes.
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freecampingaussie, Thanks so much!
duffsmom, The chicken breasts that I used in this hub were not boneless but this recipe will work for boneless too. If using boneless decrease the cooking time by ten - fifteen minutes. Hope that you enjoy them.
Sounds awesome! And paleo-friendly, thanks for sharing this one. I have some chicken breasts in the freezer right now, actually....
Looks good! I especially like the stir fry veggie dish with the chicken broth added. I have never tried that before. Thanks!
Sounds wonderful. Are they also boneless? Can't wait to try it.
Looks delicious and good for you ! Just the kind of meals we enjoy .
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Deborah, Thanks so much!
never been married, Nice to meet you and thank you.
I love chicken and broccoli dinners and that looks good!
mmmm Susan you know how to get my attention.. this look wonderful.. I know what I am making for dinner
sharing on cooking time Facebook .. oh and I am pinning
Debbie
nice to meet you too,
your welcome.
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todaylearning.
Nice to meet you, and thanks for commenting.
excellent, thank you for sharing.
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healthylife2, Thank you, and I hope that you enjoy both recipes.
This looks great and I love that you give a recipe for the entire meal. The chicken looks great and the stir fry looks so colorful and better than the way I usually make it. I will definitely try this one. Voted up!
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lucymc, Thank you and I hope you enjoy it. Nice to meet you.
b. Malin, Hope that you enjoy it, and thanks.
Historicus, Thank you, and nice to meet you.
Looks great I'll have to try it sometime.
I LOVE ANYTHING with Garlic and Onions! So my mouth started watering as soon as I started to read your Chicken Breast Recipe Susan. I will definitely try it over the weekend on the Grill, as well as the "Stir Fry Veggie's". Once again, Thanks for sharing!
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Hyphenbird, Thanks so much!
Lesley, Thank you, and I hope that you enjoy it & have a good weekend.
Looks so nice, definitely want to try this! I haven't eaten all day and it has me salivating! ^_^
Hi Susan, it's 9am but this recipe still has me drooling!
Thank you and I am cooking this at the weekend, voting up!
Well you know I am vegan so I cannot say I will try this. I can make the veggies though and I can let you know the Hub is well put together and professional. Thanks, Hyphen.
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greeneryday, Nice to meet you, and thanks so much.
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drbj, You can use shallots rather than the green onions, which tastes pretty good too.
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Phyllis, I hope you enjoy it. as much as we do.
Sound delicious and above all it is one dish that everyone would love because of low calorie content and the balance between the white meat and vegetables. It is an awesome healthy meal for everyone to try, voted up for useful!
I like onions and I like garlic so this recipe for stuffed chicken breasts looks very yummy to me, Susan. I plan to try it. Promise.
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Thanks Bill!
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Cardisa, If he likes his chicken charred you could make these breasts with the skin left on and cook them on a higher temperature. Or like you say brush them with sauce :)
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Ghaelach, I do have quite a few chicken recipe hubs don't I :) Hope you enjoy the recipe and so nice to see you. Hope you are well.
Carol, Thanks and hope you like it.
Frank, Really 75% ... Sir you've made my day :) Thank you.
Oh my gosh! I can almost taste that meal. I love chicken and am always looking for new ways to prepare it. Thanks, Susan -- this recipe will go into my collection.
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Internpete, Thank you!
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Mhatter, I do that too with boneless breasts :)
I love stuffed chicken breast, and this recipe looks scrumptious....well done Susan!
Yummy, yes this looks delicious and very healthy. I could certainly go for these. My fiancé on the other hand would prefer some sort of char on the chicken. He hates white looking meat, I have to make it dark when serving him so maybe I'll brush on some teriyaki or soy sauce to give it some color.
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Conservative Lady, I'm so glad that the picture looked good to you :) Thank you.
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Janine, Thanks so much.
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Rebecca, When you grate the garlic it comes out looking like a paste. Thanks for the votes and share.
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RH, I was cooking ribs on the grill one night and came inside for a quick second and started talking to Al. Some guy came to my door and said uh..... you may want to check your BBQ it's smoking like crazy. He'd driving by and saw the smoke. My ribs that night were pretty much uneatable.
Stuffing chicken breasts can be fun if only to see what you can come up with to stuff them with :)
sorry forgot to rate it so came back to hit it was a five star :)
Justasksusan you are full of it!!!! Great recipes that is..LOL I'm serious when I tell you that I copy and hold your recipes for furture cookings.. and yeah so far Ive tried 75% of them so once again thanks for filling up my blank pages :)
Sounds wonderful with lots of garlic..and I love the stir fry veggies addition. I have always been leary of stuffing a chicken breast. Will bookmark and try this very soon. Voted UP.
Morning Susan.
Another one of your great chicken dishes.
Love the garlic and will be giving this a try.
Voted all the way.
LOL Ghaelach
Wow, this sounds really good! I loved stuffed chicken breast and this recipe sounds amazing. Great pictures! Voted up!
Thank you for your fresh idea. I cheat. I flatten and wrap the breast meat.
I don't read recipes hubs all that often but your pictures caught my eye and I couldn't resist - Looks so delicious!
Sounds like a delicious and healthy meal. I have pinned to try for dinner very soon and have also voted and shared too!!
This dish sounds delicious. I have never heard of making a paste of garlic. Yummy. And yes, I love garlic! Smell, taste and all. Great photos. Voted + for useful and shared!
Well beats the heck out of burnt brats and burgers (which I AM blaming on Paula!) hahaha
I have got to try this! I have never even attempted to stuff a breast...I know I would love it and so would Dave. Especially tonight! Lol
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