Stuffed Chicken Breast With Cream Cheese, Garlic And Chives

If you want the taste of the chicken breast to stand out from the traditional dish, then this recipe for stuffed chicken breast with cream cheese, garlic and chives is without a doubt the perfect choice. It is easy to make, cheap and delicious.

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Believe it or not, these stuffed chicken breast fillets do not contain many more calories than grilled chicken breast fillet. However, you will not have any problems with this dish as long as you follow a framework of a healthy diet, with normal portion sizes and a healthy lifestyle. 

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Stuffed chicken breast with cream cheese, garlic and chives you can make at home

Chicken

Chicken has the characteristics of being an ingredient that is easy to combine with others. It is not uncommon to see recipes that mix fruits, vegetables, other types of meat or even sugar, to provide more contrast and versatility to any preparation.

Bacon strips are wrapped around the chicken breasts in this recipe, to give them a more crunchy texture that makes your mouth run in water just by looking at them. It makes the chicken crunchy and red on the outside, with a penetrating aroma and a touch of juiciness that only happens when they are baked in the oven.

To get this delicious effect, you will need the help of butter. The filling of cream cheese will give the chicken its color and a caramelizing expression.

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Recipe for stuffed chicken breast with cream cheese, garlic and chives

Ingredients

• 1 packet of cream cheese (250 g)
• 2 tbsp. chopped chives (30 g)
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder (15 g)
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets (about 900 g)
• 10 slices of bacon (about 300 g)
• 1 ½ tbsp. butter (30 g)
• 4 toothpicks

Cooking

• First, start by  washing the chicken breast fillets with water.
• Remove all the skin and let the white part of the meat face up on the cutting board.
• In a medium-sized bowl, mix these ingredients: 6 tbsp. cream cheese, chives and garlic.
• Mix them with a wooden spoon until you get a homogenized mass.
• Divide the mixture into 4 parts,  1 for each chicken breast.

• Put a lump of extra cream cheese, and a portion of the mixture, in the center of each chicken breast.
• Fold the breast over the cream cheese, cover it with 2½ slices of bacon, and close it with a toothpick.
• Repeat this procedure on all the chicken breast fillets.
• Finally, place the chicken breast fillets in the  oven at 175 ° C (347 ° F) for 30 minutes, or until the bacon has become crispy.

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