Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

If you’re anything like the majority of people, you probably like broccoli and cheese soup. In fact, that’s likely what brought you to this recipe. Because the delicious and creamy broccoli and cheese soup is creamy – it’s difficult to recreate a healthy version that tastes the same. So instead of trying that, I modified a stuffed chicken recipe from Tasty Kitchen instead. It was great!

If you haven’t made a stuffed chicken recipe before- a few words of wisdom. Make sure your chicken isn’t too thick. It’s tricky to get it cooked through. Either pound it out or butterfly it (click here if you, um, need a definition on that.) It also makes the chicken slightly longer and easier to wrap around the stuffing.

Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 284kcal

Author: Steph Wagner

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 slices low-fat cheddar cheese
• ▢ 4 slices low-fat swiss cheese
• ▢ 3/4 cup finely chopped broccoli, fresh or frozen
• ▢ 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets if available
• ▢ 1/2 cup low-fat grated Parmesean cheese
• ▢ 1 egg white

Instructions

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  Preheat oven to 350F.
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  If using cutlets, pound out to make it thinner if needed. If using chicken breast- butterfly it to prevent thick spots. Spray a cooking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
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  Stack low-fat cheddar cheese slices on top of each other. Cut into fours- creating a stack of 2 strips. Place the stack in the middle of a slice of low-fat swiss and place in the middle of the chicken.
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  Add broccoli on top of cheese. Wrap chicken around and secure with toothpicks.
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  Brush chicken with egg white and dip in grated cheese. Dip each wrapped chicken in the egg white and then the cheese to create a "breading" effect. Place in cooking dish.
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  Bake for 30 minutes or until internal temp reads 165 degrees.

Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 531mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 259IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 424mg | Iron: 1mg