Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast
This fast, easy, and delicious Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe is a perfect meal for your weeknight dinner and it requires only 4 ingredients.
We all know that chicken breast (boneless and skinless) can sometimes be very boring. But, when you stuff them with your favorite ingredients, they can really elevate the flavor of your chicken. I love to make stuffed chicken breasts because you can stuff the chicken with just about anything and the options are endless. Last time I made stuffed chicken, I used spinach, feta cheese, and black olive as a filling and it was very tasty.
For this recipe, I only needed asparagus, mozzarella cheese, and lemon zest to make this insanely good asparagus stuffed chicken breast. This recipe is easier than it looks. And it takes no time at all to create it, other than a quick sear in a skillet to make the chicken even more flavorful and get a good crust on the outside.
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After you stuff the chicken it is important that you dust the exterior of the chicken breasts with seasonings such paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper for extra flavor. Mm… Delicious! I like to serve this with a salad on the side, fluffy rice, or quinoa. So, it’s time to impress your family at dinnertime with asparagus stuffed chicken breast! You won’t believe how simple and delicious these are!
Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast
This fast, easy, and delicious Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe is a perfect meal for your weeknight dinner and it requires only 4 ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- salt and pepper
- 12 asparagus stalks, trimmed
- 3 slices mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Cut the chicken breast in half, length-wise. Please do not cut all the way through.
- You need to create a pocket into each chicken breast.
- Season the inside of the chicken breast with lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
- Place chicken on your work surface and lay the mozzarella cheese and 3 asparagus pieces inside of each chicken breast and fold over, enclosing the filling.
- In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper garlic powder, and paprika. Then season the outside of the chicken breast with this spice mixture.
- Heat a large and oven safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil.
- Sear the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes each side and until the chicken is golden brown on top.
- Place the chicken in the oven.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Make sure the chicken reaches the internal temperature of 165 degrees.
This recipe was adapted from I Wash You Dry.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 4, Serving Size: 4
- Amount Per Serving:
- Calories: 348
- Total Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 5.4g
- Cholesterol: 121mg
- Sodium: 238mg
- Carbohydrates: 3.8g
- Fiber: 1.4g
- Sugar: 1.2g
- Protein: 43.8g
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I will go off my diet for this one it looks so good!!
ahahhaha… if you eat half of the chicken breast you’ll be fine! It’s so good!
I just stuffed with asparagus and mushrooms, for my diet eating plan just for today.
It’s in the oven now…..
Delicious!
Happy you like it 😉
Awesome!
I’m Brazilian too, and I love your recipes. Thank you for sharing!! This recipe is in my list for tomorrow!
Awesome! Happy to know I have a Brazilian reader 😉 Hope you like this recipe. Let me know how it turns out.
It was unbelievable. So moist.and very tasty.
Awesome!
I just made this delicious chicken meal. So easy and my husband loved it.
Glad to hear that 😉
Should it be covered while in the oven?
I did mine in a cast iron and covered it with fool when i put it in the oven
Foil **
Not necessary!
After my boyfriend and I left the gym we wanted something healthy. Mmm it was quick & delicious . I used my cast iron and threw it in the oven after searing covered in foil. I only had shredded mozzarella cheese so we used that. Instead of zest, I just squeezed Lemon juice on the inside and around the chicken. Delicious ! My boyfriend loved it!
THat’s awesome! Happy you and your boyfriend enjoyed this recipe. My husband love this recipe too 😉
I am in LOVE with this dish! So flavorful, I can’t wait to make it again 🙂
That’s awesome. Thanks for trying it 😉
Great!
I’ve made this twice. It’s one of my me favorite recipes
Awesome!
Amazing! We added sauteed mushrooms, onions, and garlic to the asparagus and cheese. Mmmm moist and delicious…a must do again recipe!
I bet it was delicious!
Awesome recipe…..did it last night for Supper!
Awesome! Happy you enjoyed it!
Planning on making this tonight, but wondering…can I freeze these after I make them? What would you recommend?
Sorry Tyler I’ve never frozen it before. But I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. You should try. This recipe is amazing and super flavourful 😉
I made this tonight for my family but was too excited to wait and take a picture. The chicken came out perfectly.. have to thank you for this recipe. I always mess up chicken somehow but knocked it out of the park with this one!
This makes me so happy to hear! Thanks so much for trying this recipe and stopping by to leave this lovely review.
I made this last night and it was delicious! My husband thanked me for making it! I didn’t have mozzarella so I used provolone, I also used squeezed lemon juice instead of the zest because my lemons had been sitting for a while and it turned out perfectly! Thank you for sharing!
Mm… this recipe with provolone is amazing too 😉
Is the serving size 1 chicken breast? It states 4? Thank you
Yes it is a serving size of 1 chicken breast.
THIS was so easy for a beginner cooker. I was terrified at first but it turned out great! Super excited to try more of these recipes!
Awesome. I’m so glad to hear you enjoy this recipe 😉
Thanks for providing this delicious recipe. My husband loves chicken recipes and would like to try it this weekend for him. Keep sharing such yummy nonveg recipes.
Thank you! Happy you and your husband loved this recipe 😉
Hello!
Did you use reduced-fat mozzarella?
No I didn’t but you can use it.
What if I do not have a cast iron skillet? Do you think I could transfer it to foil on a cookie sheet then cover it? Maybe some olive oil on the foil?
Yes you totally can.
Beyond delicious!
Awesome!
Made it, it was great. used pepper jack because that’s what I had. Also added a little blackened seasoning. Yum! Will make again. And again.
Pepper jack sounds good too! Happy you enjoyed this recipe 😉
This looks delicious! I’m going to make it tomorrow evening to try to impress a date who loves asparagus 🙂 What would your recommendation be for a healthy side dish or starch? Thanks! Can’t wait to try this out.
You can serve it with cauliflower rice, roasted sweet potato or veggies and green salads.
Made this tonight. Loved it! I used grated Mozzarella and didn’t fry, just oven baked and it as great. Thanks!
Awesome 😉
I made this tonight but changed it a little. I used lemon pepper seasoning and wrapped it with bacon. They turned out amazing. My husband hasn’t finished eating and has already requested it again.
Wow that sounds delicious! Thanks for your feedback 😉
Found your recipe when I searched a chicken and asparagus recipe that WASN’T pasta and that I could whip up quickly. So easy and SO good! Husband had made flatbread pizzas earlier in the week and I added a slice of the extra Canadian bacon to each breast. We will definitely be adding this into the rotation since our asparagus is really producing this year! Thank you!!
So happy to know you enjoy this recipe, Gena. Thanks a lot for stopping by 😉