Facing another weeknight packed with activities, rush-hour headaches and must-do chores? Get dinner on the table fast with these Mexican Stuffed Chicken Breasts. You’ll not only make it easier on yourself, but you’ll also be serving a satisfying, flavorful meal that lets you get everything else on the checklist done. These cheesy baked Mexican chicken breasts go from prep to table in under an hour and will leave plates so clean that all you’ll have to do is pop them in the dishwasher!
More About This Recipe
- Stuffed chicken breast recipes are some of the best ways to pack a ton of flavor into one easy dinner. With this particular recipe, you can satisfy a craving for Mexican in under an hour. Chicken breasts are stuffed with two types of cheese, chiles and taco seasoning mix, so you know it’s going to be tasty. Then finish it off by topping with pepper Jack cheese instead of mozzarella if you want an extra kick! But stuffed chicken breasts aren’t the only way to up your dinner game. Check out all of Betty’s chicken recipes for tons of tasty ideas.
Mexican Stuffed Chicken Breasts
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 to 8 oz each)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Topping
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 oz)
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions (4 medium)
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Line large, rimmed sheet pan with foil. Place wire rack on top of foil. Spray with cooking spray.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix pepper Jack cheese, cream cheese, chiles and 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning mix. In thick side of each chicken breast, cut 3-inch-long pocket to within 1/4 inch of opposite side of breast. Spoon about 1/3 cup cheese mixture into pocket in each chicken breast. Secure with toothpicks.
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Step3In small bowl, mix remaining taco seasoning mix and the olive oil. Place chicken on rack; brush with oil mixture.
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Step4Roast uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until stuffing reaches internal temperature of 160°F. Top chicken breasts with mozzarella cheese; bake 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top each breast with green onions and cilantro.
Nutrition
560
Calories
35g
Total Fat
50g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 310
- Total Fat
- 35g
- 54%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 80%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 175mg
- 58%
- Sodium
- 1190mg
- 49%
- Potassium
- 410mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 50g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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