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Cheesy Garlic Butter Mushroom Stuffed Chicken with creamy cheese, garlic, and mushrooms, sliced open with melted filling spilling onto the plate and surrounded by sautéed mushrooms.

Cheesy Garlic Butter Mushroom Stuffed

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Restaurant-style Cheesy Garlic Butter Mushroom Stuffed filled with a rich garlic-mushroom and three-cheese mixture, seared for golden color, baked until juicy, and topped with a silky garlic-butter cream sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rest Time 5 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian-Inspired
Calories: 530
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken
  • 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts - pounded to ½ inch
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil - for searing
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • Salt & black pepper - to taste
  • 2–3 toothpicks per breast - for securing
Mushroom Filling
  • 8 oz mushrooms - finely chopped
  • 4 oz cream cheese - softened
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese - shredded
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese - grated
  • 3 cloves garlic - minced
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon fresh parsley - chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon thyme
  • Salt & pepper - to taste
Garlic Butter Sauce
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 4 cloves garlic - minced
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese
  • Fresh parsley - for garnish
Optional Add-ins
  • 2 cups fresh spinach - wilt with mushrooms
  • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes - chopped
  • 2–3 slices bacon per breast - for bacon-wrapped version
  • Red pepper flakes - for heat

Equipment

  • 1 Meat mallet (For pounding chicken evenly)
  • 1 Sharp paring knife (For cutting the pocket)
  • 1 Large oven-safe skillet (Cast iron or stainless works best)
  • 1 Instant-read thermometer (Check for 165°F doneness)
  • 6–8 Toothpicks (To secure chicken closed)

Method
 

  1. Pound chicken, season, and cut pockets.
  2. Cook mushrooms and garlic; mix with cheeses and herbs.
  3. Fill chicken pockets and secure with toothpicks.
  4. Brown stuffed chicken in an oven-safe skillet.
  5. Cook in oven at 375°F until chicken reaches 165°F.
  6. Make garlic butter cream sauce in skillet.
  7. Slice chicken, add sauce, and garnish.

Nutrition

Serving: 280gCalories: 530kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 52gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 630mgPotassium: 720mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 650IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 260mgIron: 1.8mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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