EASY Cheesy Baked Chicken

Easy weeknight EASY cheesy Baked Chicken! When the family needs dinner, but you worked all day this is prepped in under 15 minutes and baked for 30 minutes! Easy, delicious, and the whole family will love especially the kids! Who don’t like a little cheese and sun-dried tomatoes, but on chicken! All you need is chicken breasts, some cream cheese and a few little extras and you’re on your way!

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Melissa Jo

EASY Cheesy Baked Chicken

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I put chicken breasts butterflied, cream cheese softened, and tony’s creole seasoning together in Cheesy Baked Chicken for a no-fuss main course full of flavor.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  

• 3 chicken breasts butterflied cut in half lengthwise
• 8 oz. of cream cheese softened
• 1/2 tbsp. of Tony’s Creole seasoning
• 1 tbsp. of Italian Seasoning
• 2 tbsp. of sun-dried tomatoes julienned and squeezed dry
• 1 cup of baby spinach rough chopped
• 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2-3 tbsp. of grated Pecorino Romano cheese
• 1 tsp of each: salt and pepper

Method

 

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Butterfly the chicken breasts by cutting them in half lengthwise. Make sure the chicken is room temperature and patted dry of any moisture before preparing this dish.
3. Place the chicken in a greased baking dish and season with salt & pepper.
4. In a mixing bowl combine the cream cheese, Tony’s creole seasoning, Italian seasoning, spinach, & sundried tomatoes. Mix until combined.
5. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the chicken breasts as evenly as you can.
6. Top with mozzarella and Pecorino Romano cheese and cracked black pepper.
7. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 30 minutes in a preheated oven.
8. ENJOY!

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Notes

• No need to pound the chicken for this dish; just simply butterfly the chicken breasts and lay them in a baking dish. Easy!

• Always make sure the chicken (or any protein for that matter) is room temperature and patted dry of any moisture before cooking or baking.

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