21 Day Fix Approved Stuffed Chicken

21 Day Fix Approved Stuffed Chicken

One of the recipes we've loved this week is a stuffed chicken recipe.  We saw several posted on line, and again, just modified to make it fit our meal plan.  DJ was the mastermind behind putting it all together, of course!

Here are the details:

5 large chicken breasts
Veggies for filling:
Spinach
Mushrooms
Red Onion
Red Pepper
Shredded Cheese (optional)
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)

Butterfly each chicken breast.  Cover chicken with saran wrap and beat with mallet to thin out chicken.   Select 1/3 cup of veggies and fill each breast.  If using cheese, we suggest 1/2 blue container of shredded cheese (non 21 day fixers, a blue is 1/3 cup).  Close each breast using toothpicks to hold together.  Mix all seasoning together, and sprinkle over top of chicken.  Bake chicken on 350 for about 45 minutes.

We served the chicken with additional veggies.  Mix zucchini, squash, broccoli, and carrots; drizzle a little olive oil on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper; bake in oven on 400 to desired tenderness.

21 Day Fix Challengers - We used a little less than one breast as a serving, and counted 1 red, 1 green (1/3 for veggies, 2/3 for mixed veggies), and 1/2 blue for the breasts that contained cheese.