Just insert the toothpicks on the diagonal, that’s enough to hold it in place. It will be stuffed too much to seal completely, and that’s OK (in fact it’s good!) The goal here is just to keep it closed enough so the filling stays mostly in place. Stuff generously with the mushroom and spinach, then stuff in cheese slices Season the chicken, including inside the pocket, with salt and pepper Cut the side where the meat has a fold, not the smooth side. Colour means flavour, and we never say no to flavour.Ĭut pocket slits – Cut a pocket in the chicken breast, per the diagram below, being sure not to cut all the way through. Sauté mushroom and spinach – The key here is to get great colour on the mushrooms. Like paltry pie fillings and dinky dumplings, nothing is sadder in this life than stingy stuffing! Fresh versions of any of the aforementioned will also be perfect, as would parsley or tarragon. Thyme – Fresh thyme and mushroom are such a classic combination, I can’t help but use it often! Dried thyme can be used as an alternative, else dried oregano, marjoram or rosemary. This is worth bearing in mind since we don’t fully seal the chicken like with Chicken Kiev since it’s a quick recipe, so some cheese is likely to escape! Mozzarella is ideal because it melts well but isn’t as runny as, say, cheddar or tasty cheese. Boneless thigh won’t work īaby spinach – Chopped or sliced ordinary spinach, silverbeet (Swiss chard), kale or cabbage will work fine too Ĭheese – Anything that melts will work great. Just a few points:Ĭhicken – It needs to be breast to be large enough to cut deep pockets. Not that much, like I said!!Īll these ingredients are pretty straightforward, so I don’t think I need to run through them like I usually do. Here’s what you need to make this recipe. Ingredients in Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Breast Looks a whole lot more interesting than the usual dull chicken breast recipes, right?!! The reward is THIS for dinner tonight ↓↓↓! To make it, it’s as simple as frying off the mushrooms and spinach, stuffing the chicken, giving it a quick sear and then baking to finish it off. Vary the type of cheese and swap the spinach for other leafy veg to spin this dish to suit your tastes or what you have on hand! Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Breast is one of those recipes where you take just a few ingredients and deploy them in a way that makes chicken breast so much more interesting than it usually is! Chicken breast, spinach, mushrooms, garlic and cheese are the only base ingredients here.
Stuffed chicken breast how to#
Simple to make with just a few ingredients, this is how to transform chicken breast from ho-hum into “ohhh yum!”Īfter this one, try Sun Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken! Stuffed chicken breast These juicy chicken breasts are stuffed with garlicky mushrooms, spinach and a blanket of oozing melted cheese.
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