Chicken breasts stuffed with a creamy spinach, parmesan, mozzarella, and cream cheese filling and pan seared to perfection. The result is tender cooked chicken filled with a gooey trio of cheese that will melt in your mouth. Ever since I attempted the keto diet, I’ve been on the lookout for no carb recipes that are filling and packed full of protein. Although I’m not strictly following the keto diet because carbs always seem to find a way onto my plate, I feel so much better eating low-carb. I’ve lost a couple of pounds over the last few weeks so that’s a huge plus for me.
If you are on a low-carb or keto diet, trying to lose weight, or just want a healthy protein packed dinner, you’re going to love this cream cheese and spinach stuffed chicken. The chicken is not breaded and cooked in just a little bit of olive oil. This cooking method gives the chicken a nice and crispy crust without adding anything extra.The filling is a mixture of cream cheese (use low-fat if needed), parmesan, mozzarella, and spinach. You can use fresh or frozen spinach but I recommend fresh spinach that has bee thinly sliced. This is a great way to get a few servings of spinach because the spinach melts right into the filling and is hardly noticeable.
Watch how to make the recipe here:
Cream Cheese Spinach Stuffed Chicken (Low-carb, Keto)
Ingredients
- 4 4 oz chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For the filling:
- 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped or 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 4 oz cream cheese, at room temp
- 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- To Make filling:In a medium bowl, combine spinach, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic, and salt + pepper until fully combined.
- To Butterfly your chicken breasts: lay them flat on a sturdy surface. Place one hand on top to hold it in place and then slice 3/4 of the way through the chicken breast (be careful not to slice all the way through).
- To Stuff the Chicken: Season the outside of the chicken with chili powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Spoon 1/4 of cheese mixture into the middle of the cut chicken breasts and fold the chicken so the cream cheese is sealed inside. Use toothpicks to secure chicken if desired.
- To Cook: Heat a non-stick skillet on medium high and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook the chicken, covering the pan with a lid, for about 9-10 minutes per side or until the chicken is cooked through.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
made this tonight, so
delicious!! And the sauce it Made from searing amd cooking in the pan was so yummy drisSled over the sliced chicken. Will definiTely make agAin!
Hey! I just had a question regarding the calories. It says that one chicken stuffed is 121 calories? Is that a 100% certain? Because i am currently counting all my calories and want to make sure its accurate 🙂
yes, it looks like the nutritional info is way off. I plugged it into Sparkpeople and this is what I got. Still going to make it cos it sounds scrumptious!
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 275.2
Total Fat 12.9 g
Saturated Fat 6.9 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.8 g
Cholesterol 101.3 mg
Sodium 652.0 mg
Potassium 599.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 4.7 g
Dietary Fiber 1.8 g
Sugars 1.1 g
Protein 33.8
Thank u looks so good an not bad nutrions wise
Any nutritional information for this RECIPE?
Yes, I updated the post to reflect the macros. The nutritional info box should be found right under the recipe instructions.
This was delicious, Although next time i’ll only use half the spinach the recipe Calls for. It was very good, just a little too much stuffing for the size of my chicken breasts.
I used a spinach and kale mix. Turned out great. Would make again.
I did 1 cup of spinach so I could hide it better, accidentally cut through my chicken instead of butter flying 2 of them, and all of my family loves it. Even the 4yr old who hates everything I put in the chicken when cooked, and the hubby who hates spinach.
Sweet Baby jesus! tHIS IS AMAZING! LOVED IT.
Lol you took the words right outta my mouth!
I love this easy recipe. It is our Fav Chicken Dish! Thank you 🙏🏻
YUMMMM! This is right up my alley! Can’t wait to try it!
This was delicious! I finished in the oven due to my breasts being a little thick, but we will definitely be repeating this in our low carb home! Thank you!
This tasted so yummy and quite easy to make, my whole family enjoyed it!
I think it would even be great with a little bit of lemon juice sprinkled over it.
Can you bake this rather than Frying it?
yes, you can bake the chicken breasts before or after searing in the pan but I suggest searing the chicken first to give it a nice golden color and texture and to seal in the juices. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when the center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
I never ever rate recipes but This recipe was perfect! I have texted all of my family aNd friends aboUt it that’s just how good it was! Thank you so much for sharing this !!! Very filling and tasty No changeS need to be made at all and i even made a hot spiNach dip using the remainder of the sPinach and cReam cheese Filling!
How can the nutritional information be correct? This seems more like the info on just a chicken breast alone without the stuffing. Is that right? is the actual needed information found anywhere?
where are you seeing nutrition info? I keep missing it I GUESS. Hmmm
JUst made it…wonderful!!
The video shows it being cooked without being covered. It seems that the covering doesn’t allow the chicken to Brown. It more or less boils/STeams. Which is correct?
We covered it for a few minutes. Covering it will help the chicken cook through but you can do it either way!
I actually love when the spinach cheese mix leaks out because Then you can use it for a sauce with pasta. So yummy!
Just made this anD its great. I had tr keeping cheese fromleaking out oF chicken so i wra them in bacon lol.
This is a great idea! Next time….
Good idea! I was planning on using less spinach next time, but wrapping it in bacon seems like the way to go!
Just made this tonight… super yummy! I couldn’t wait to taste it! Added it to my go to recipes.
Wow..delicious! My picky granddaughter(age 15) says it is now her fav recipe.Will definitely be making again..and will try freezing it before cooking.
All of the inisde of the chicken leaked out. Is there someThing i did wrong? Its more like soemthing you would put over pasta now.
I cooked this dish and it turned out extremely yummy everyone liked it and I will make it again
This was delicous but to be trulY keto it would need higher fat content so i cooked mine in bacon fat. whEn cutting carbs and sugar, do not succumb to fat phobia! You need to replace that Energy with healthy fats
partially true But wrong about fat. Beyond popular BElief leading up on bacon amd excess fat is not good for you(long term) I have Successfully been on keto diet for 6 months. You can Still have Success WIth lowering Fat significantly and eating more protein. The myth of protien kicking you out of ketosis is not tru. My daily macros ARe fat 90g. protien 150g. Carbs 12-20g with about 1650 calories. I have been in ketosis since day 3 and have not left it. A meal Doesn’t need to be x+y=Z to be considered Keto.
Eating less Fat and more protein encourages body to burn stored FAt before new fat eaten while the higher protein makes building muscle and more importantly keeps you from losing muscle.
Jason,
im stuck in caps. But wanted to say thank you so much for your comment. In theory I understood that to be the case for keto, but kept getting so confused when people will say your not getting enough fat. I have been in ketosis, testing to make sure, so I didn’t see the need to eat so much fat if I was satiated by the caloric intake I was consuming.
Thanks again.
then you’re not doing keto hun
Made this last night. OMG!!! Love, love, love! We just started keto and this was incredible and really easy to make!.this will be a regular item on OUR home DINNER menu. THANK you!
Just made this, it is delicious. Question, did anyone else have a lot of filling leek out in pan?
For me using 4 toothpis on each piece of chi kept it from fallinf out (mostly). So delicious!
I dont undertsand the amount if chicken breast needed for one serving size. When 14 ounces of chicken breast is converted into grams, that makes almost 400 grams of chicken breast, which equals 780 calories. This is a bit misleading since in this recipe it claims that 1 serving size is 311 calories if 14 ounces of chicken are used, however, 14 onces of CHICKEN is then 400 grams. Can someone please clarify this for me.
The recipe asks for 4 4 ounce chicken breasts, which is 16 ounces. It also men this recipe is 4 servinGs. Hope that helps
Just a quick question – the recipe says for serving sizes but the video only shows thRee chicken breasts. When we make it at home we Get 4 sepwrate stuffed chicken Breats
I made 3 breasts in the video but the recipe can easily make 4-6 chicken breasts depending on how big they are.
This looks soooo good! I can’t wait to try it!
Does the chIcken Cook well Using The TooThpicks and Does it alTer the taste? Thank You