Cheesy Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Recipe

 Broccoli Stuffed Chicken

Tender Chicken breásts stuffed with broccoli, pármesán, cheddár, ánd creám cheese. This quick flávor-pácked meál is bursting with flávor ánd texture ánd mákes á delicious low-cárb dinner. 

Ingredients

For the chicken

• 4 chicken breásts
• 1 teáspoon Itálián seásoning optionál
• 1 teáspoon pápriká optionál
• 1/2 teáspoon 
• 1 teáspoon sált
• 1/2 teáspoon bláck pepper
• 1 táblespoon olive oil

For the filling

• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 1/4 cup bell pepper minced
• 1/2 cup cheddár cheese or melting cheese of choice
• 4 ounces creám cheese softened
• ¼ cup gráted Pármesán
• 2 cloves gárlic minced
• sált ánd pepper

Instructions

1. To steám broccoli: Chop the broccoli florets into smáll pieces. Put áll the broccoli in á microwáve-sáfe bowl ánd ábout 2 táblespoons wáter. ádd wáter.  Cover with plástic wráp ánd microwáve on high for 2-3 minutes. Alternátively, steám on stove-top or blánch in boiling wáter for 1 minute.
2.  Use á shárp knife to slice eách chicken breásts horizontálly to form á pocket. Be sure not stop cutting ábout 1/2 inch from the ends ánd sides. Seáson chicken breásts with á generous sprinkle of Itálián seásoning, gárlic powder, pápriká, sált, ánd pepper. 
3. In á lárge bowl, combine the steám ánd chopped broccoli, bell pepper, gárlic, cheeses ánd sált & Pepper; set áside. Spoon the mixture into eách chicken breást evenly. Secure with toothpicks if needed. 
4. Preheát oven to 400F. Heát 1 táblespoons oil in á lárge cást iron or oven-sáfe pán over medium-high heát. Add the chicken breásts ánd cook for 2-3 minutes per side or until golden. Cover with áluminum foil ánd tránsfer to preheáted oven for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.  
5. Enjoy!!!

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