About
This meal makes for an excellent hot lunch or dinner! You could even split your serving and enjoy this recipe as part of your meal prepping. Chicken breasts are oozing with tender broccoli glued together with melted pepperjack cheese. An additional slice of cheese atop each chicken breast completes this satisfying meal!
Ingredients
- 6 ounce broccoli frozen unprepared
- 4 slice (from pre-sliced package) – each 3/4 ounce pepper jack cheese
- ½ teaspoon olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ground
- ¼ teaspoon garlic, fresh
- 14 ounce boneless skinless chicken breast
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, ground
- ¼ teaspoon cumin, ground
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees. Chop up THAWED broccoli and HALF of the pepperjack cheese into small pieces. Stir these ingredients together in a mixing bowl with the first amounts of olive oil, salt, and pepper; and stir in the garlic.
- Prepare 2 large chicken breasts by butterflying them nearly all the way through to create 2 deep pockets. Stuff half your broccoli mixture into both chicken breasts and secure them shut with toothpicks.
- Line a sheet tray with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Arrange the remaining broccoli filling into 2 portions on the sheet tray. Place a stuffed chicken breast on top of each broccoli portion. Sprinkle the remaining seasonings and olive oil over the top of the chicken breasts.
- Bake the chicken for 25 minutes. Then, lay the last slices of pepperjack cheese over the top of the chicken breasts and bake for an additional 7 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
- Servings: 2
- Calories: 556.7kcal/2329.2kJ (per serving)
- Fat: 26.0g (per serving)
- Carbs: 5.3g (per serving)
- Protein: 72.9g (per serving)
