Garlic and Lemon Stuffed Chicken

Change up your chicken and green beans

 
This post is funny to me. Many times when I’m working with a client and emphasizing the importance of variety in their meals, I say something along the lines of,

“You can only eat chicken and green beans so long. Eventually you are going to think to yourself If I have to eat one more piece of chicken or one more green bean, I am going to lose it.“

For this reason, I think this post is funny. It’s about a meal of chicken and green beans. But here’s the thing. If you aren’t always resorting to chicken and green beans for a healthy meal, it can be rather enjoyable when you go back to a basic meal. There is still quite a bit of variety depending on how you approach it. Which this meal fits.

Fresh garlic (pressed is best, look into getting a garlic press if you don’t have one.) The lemon juice keeps the chicken moist but isn’t terribly noticeable in the end result. The chicken is stuffed with fat-free cream cheese and low-fat cheddar cheese, which if you allow dairy in your diet, tastes awesome.

Served with green beans (I used frozen, followed package directions to boil and drain) and a bit of salt and pepper. Classic weeknight healthy meal. You can never have too many!

Garlic & Lemon Stuffed Chicken Breast - WLS Recipe

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Oven Baked

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 215kcal

Author: Steph Wagner

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 (4 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breast
• ▢ 2 tbsp fat free cream cheese
• ▢ 2 oz 2% cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• ▢ 1/2 cup reduced fat grated parmesan cheese
• ▢ 2-3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
• ▢ 1 lemon, juiced
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ cooking spray or olive oil spritzer
• ▢ toothpicks

Instructions

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  Preheat oven to 350F. Butterfly chicken breast (cut in half horizontally but not all the way through).
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  Divide cream cheese and cheddar cheese inside each chicken breast. Bring the top over to close and secure with a toothpick.
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  Crack and whisk egg in a shallow bowl. Add grated parmesan cheese to another shallow bowl.
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  Cover each chicken breast with egg mixture, then with cheese. Add to a baking pan (sprayed with cooking spray or olive oil).
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  Once all chicken pieces are put in the dish, use a garlic press to add garlic over the chicken. Then squirt lemon juice all over chicken. Bake for 25 minutes or until internal temperature reads 165F.

Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 206mg | Iron: 1mg