Deborah Puette
Lilburn, Georgia
Southwestern Cheese-Stuffed Chicken
Flattened chicken breasts with a crunchy coating hold a delicious cheesy filling.
Southwestern Cheese-Stuffed Chicken
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 container (8 oz) chives-and-onion cream cheese spread
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/3 cup from 1 jar (12 oz) Old El Paso™ Hot Jalapeño Slices, drained
- 1/2 cup canned (drained) whole kernel corn
- 6 taco shells from 1 box (4.6 oz) Old El Paso™ Crunchy Taco Shells (12 Count), coarsely broken
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter, melted
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend (4 oz)
- 1 2/3 cups thick & chunky salsa
- 2/3 cup sour cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, garlic powder, jalapeños and corn; set aside.
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Step2Place broken taco shells in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Crush taco shells with rolling pin until coarsely ground. (Or, place broken taco shells in food processor bowl with metal blade; process until coarsely ground.) Pour crumbs into shallow dish; stir in chili powder.
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Step3Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast, smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick. Spread butter over one side of each chicken breast.
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Step4Place about 1/3 cup cream cheese mixture on center of buttered side of each chicken breast; roll up chicken. Pour buttermilk into shallow dish. Dip chicken rolls in buttermilk, then coat with crumb mixture. Insert toothpick to secure. Place in ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Drizzle with honey.
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Step5Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend; bake 4 to 5 minutes longer until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
Nutrition
780
Calories
47g
Total Fat
45g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 780
- Calories from Fat
- 420
- Total Fat
- 47g
- 72%
- Saturated Fat
- 26g
- 131%
- Trans Fat
- 2 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 205mg
- 68%
- Sodium
- 1720mg
- 72%
- Potassium
- 490mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 45g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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