It’s been a while since I’ve given you an easy weeknight dinner recipe. Rest assured your girl is back and ready to get you cooking in the kitchen and dancing while you do it.

What could be better than this easy goat cheese and spinach stuffed chicken recipe that’s made in one pan, takes only 30 minutes and is healthy & delicious?!

How to make stuffed chicken breast

This spinach stuffed chicken recipe is easier to make than most stuffed chicken breast recipes because instead of having to butterfly and pound a chicken breast down, you simply cut the chicken ‘hasselback style’ on top, stuff it with cooked spinach and goat cheese (or cheese of choice), then bake it in the oven and you’re done. Here’s how to make stuffed chicken breast:

Step 1: Use a sharp knife to hasselback each chicken breast, and cut 6 slits into the top of each breast, making sure you don’t cut all the way through to the bottom of the chicken breast. Drizzle each chicken breast with a little olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Use a sharp knife to hasselback each chicken breast, and cut 6 slits into the top of each breast, making sure you don’t cut all the way through to the bottom of the chicken breast. Drizzle each chicken breast with a little olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Step 2: Cook the spinach filling and then add to a bowl with goat cheese to combine the mixture.

Cook the spinach filling and then add to a bowl with goat cheese to combine the mixture. Step 3: Add cheese and spinach filling the slits in the chicken breast.

Add cheese and spinach filling the slits in the chicken breast. Step 4. Bake until chicken is completely cooked and meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F.

How long to cooked stuffed chicken

Since chicken breasts tend to vary in sizes, I recommend using a meat thermometer to make sure that the chicken breast is fully cooked; the temperature should read 165 degrees F. Typically, I cook my chicken breasts at 375 degrees F anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on their size.

What you need to make stuffed chicken

Ingredients: chicken breast, olive oil, spinach, garlic powder and cheese of choice — I prefer to use goat cheese but cream cheese or mozzarella would also be excellent options. I also give the option of adding caramelized mushrooms and onions with thyme, which creates an amazing slightly sweet sauce for the chicken to cook in.

Tools you’ll need: I recommend an oven-safe skillet and a meat thermometer for this recipe.

What to serve stuffed chicken breast with:

Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Salad

Greek Chickpea Chopped Salad

Vegan Curried Chickpea Broccoli Salad

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Sweet Potato Cauliflower Salad

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