This Cream Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken is a fresh, flavorful, low carb dinner!
Yield: 4servings
Ingredients
4oz1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1tablespoonminced fresh parsley
1tablespoonminced fresh dill
1tablespoonminced fresh chives
2garlic cloves, minced
4(6 oz each) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (24 oz total)
Salt and black pepper
1tablespoonolive oil
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese with the parsley, dill, chives and garlic and mash together using a spatula until mixed.
Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, slice the breasts from the side (creating a top and bottom) almost all the way through. Open each breast at the slit. Divide the cream cheese mixture evenly amongst the four breasts and spread across the surface of one side (leaving the other half empty to fold over the filling). When all four breasts are topped on one side, fold the empty half over the filling to make a stuffed breast. Sprinkle each stuffed and closed breast with salt and pepper, flip them over and sprinkle the bottom side as well.
In a large skillet, add the oil and bring over medium-high heat. Working in batches of two at a time so as not to crowd the pan, add the stuffed chicken breasts to the pan and cook for about 1-2 minute(s) until the bottoms are seared golden. Flip the breasts and cook for another minute on the other side to do the same. Transfer the breasts to the prepared baking sheet and place in the pre-heated oven. Bake for 30 minutes until chicken is fully cooked through.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per serving: 4 (SPĀ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Nutrition Information:307 calories, 3 g carbs, 2 g sugars, 14 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 40 g protein, 0 g fiberĀ (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 4 SmartPoints/ Purple: 4 SmartPointsWeight Watchers PointsPlus: 8 per serving (PP calculated using the a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
Author: Emily Bites
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheese Stuffed Chicken, Easy Chicken Dinner, Garlic and Herb Chicken, WW Recipes