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2024-05-19 03:51:31
Fajita stuffed chicken breasts
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Servings: 3 servings
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 yellow pepper, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 oz pepper jack cheese, cubed
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Steps
- 1. Heat olive oil in a pan over high heat. Cook the peppers, onion, salt, and pepper until soft and slightly caramelized. Remove from heat.
- 2. Add the cheddar, pepper jack, and cream cheese to the pan, stirring until evenly incorporated.
- 3. Season chicken with the salt, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder, evenly rubbing the spices over the chicken.
- 4. Slice a pocket in the chicken horizontally and fill the pocket with a heaping spoonful of the fajita mixture.
- 5. Repeat for all chicken breasts and remove any excess fajita mixture from the pan.
- 6. Heat pan over medium heat. If needed, add olive oil.
- 7. Cook the stuffed chicken until chicken is cooked through and cheese is melted, about 7 minutes on each side.
- 8. Serve with salsa, sour cream, and guacamole!
- Note: bake in oven at 425° for 25 to 30 mins if rather do them that way.
Notes
- I cut mine on half and split the chicken to stuff veggies...BUT I wrapped the chicken breast in BACON! Baked in 350 degree oven for 25 min then cranked up heat to 425 to get that crunchy bacon!!