20 Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipes That Are Ready To Win Dinner
Sides INSIDE your main? Genius.
“Chicken: It’s what’s for dinner,” right? We’ve all heard it, and most weeknights it’s true, we’re turning to the easy lean protein for our evening meal. To avoid falling into a rut, we’ve got to get creative. Next time you cook up a chicken breast, try stuffing it with your favorite flavors—Caprese, fajita, Cuban, and more. It’ll be extra tasty and, best of all, impressive. You’ll never have a boring chicken dinner again.
We know it can be tricky figuring out what veggies and greens go with a particular dish, and how much to make for your dinner. Avoid the conundrum and stuff all the veggies you want right inside your chicken. Every bite will be perfectly balanced and individual portion-sized. So convenient! We love how colorful they look too—our primavera stuffed chicken, Greek stuffed chicken, and antipasto stuffed chicken recipes will make veritable rainbows on your plate. And don’t worry about all this vegetable talk, we’ve got lots of cheese in there too. While you maybe shouldn’t just eat party appetizers like spinach and artichoke dip, jalapeño poppers, or Buffalo dip for dinner, stuff it into chicken and you totally can. Just maybe serve alongside a salad 😉.
Bonus of these recipes? Tons of them are inherently low-carb. You can get all the flavor you love from gluten-filled recipes like lasagna, fajitas, or a Cuban sandwich, tucked inside a high-protein package.
For more chicken dinner inspiration, check out our lists of baked and grilled chicken recipes too.
Greek Stuffed Chicken
On its own, chicken breast is sort of a blank canvas. But stuff it with Greek salad-inspired ingredients, and you've got an insanely flavorful and fun weeknight dinner. As for the technique? We looked to one of our all-time faves: primavera stuffed chicken. The trick to both is cutting the veggies super-thin. If you've got a mandoline, now's the time to use it!
Get the Greek Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breast
Hasselback your chicken by cutting shallow slits into the chicken breasts (don't cut all the way through!) and stuff each slit with bacon and a creamy spinach and artichoke filling.
Buffalo Dip-Stuffed Chicken
This stuffed chicken combines your love for Buffalo wings and Buffalo chicken dip into a perfect meal. Some of the filling will likely spill out while baking, but don't fret! Spoon it on top of the chicken for even more flavor.
Get the Buffalo Dip-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Reuben-Stuffed Chicken
As much as we’d like to, we can’t eat a Reuben sandwich for dinner every day. This stuffed chicken, though? That’s a whole other story. It’s filled with all our favorite ingredients—corned beef, Russian dressing, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese—and is fancy enough to serve to dinner guests while still being easy enough to enjoy any night of the week.
Get the Reuben-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Primavera-Stuffed Chicken
Each piece looks like a rainbow! Feel free to use your fave veggies here, as long as you slice them thin and keep them colorful.
Get the Primavera-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Air Fryer Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast
Spinach and artichoke dip is one of our all-time faves. We love it so much, we stuffed it inside boneless skinless chicken breasts for crazy-tasty results. Not to mention, the creamy, cheesy filling keeps the lean chicken super-moist and tender, even in the air fryer.
Get the Air Fryer Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe.
Mozzarella-Stuffed Chicken Parm
How do you improve upon the *perfection* that is classic chicken Parm? Stuff it with even MORE cheese!
Antipasto-Stuffed Chicken
There's nothing better than good antipasto. Our only qualm with the meat and cheese spread is that it's never a truly satisfying dinner on its own (thought we desperately want it to be!). This chicken changes all that.
Get the Antipasto-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Cajun-Stuffed Chicken
Cajun seasoning is a top 5 go-to seasoning mix for our Test Kitchen chefs. We love the spicy, zesty flavors it can provide to everything it touches. That zestiness also makes this chicken dish a perfect leftover contender because the flavor last and lasts.
Get the Cajun-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Boursin-Stuffed Chicken
You can use any herbed goat cheese in lieu of Boursin for this stuffed chicken showstopper that's wrapped in prosciutto.
Get the Boursin-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Jalapeño Popper-Stuffed Chicken
Hasslebacking a chicken breast can be tricky, but the results are totally worth it. With all the jalapeño popper-inspired ingredients evenly distributed, every bite is perfect.
Cuban Stuffed Chicken
Everything you love about a Cuban sandwich, without the bread!
Get the Cuban Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Caprese-Stuffed Chicken
Do this when you're craving a fresh Caprese, but tomatoes aren't quite at their peak yet. Since you bake them with the chicken, they get nice and juicy no matter their quality.
Get the Caprese-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Fajita-Stuffed Chicken
Mexican night, sans tortillas. You can't order this bad boy at Chili's.
Get the Fajita-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Lasagna-Stuffed Chicken
The best part of traditional lasagna isn't the pasta—it's the ricotta filling. And that creamy cheese situation happens to taste incredible when stuffed into chicken breasts with marinara sauce. Whether you're looking for low-carb dinner ideas or not, this recipe's a real winner.
Get the Lasagna-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Guac-Stuffed Chicken
If you're short on spices, taco seasoning is a perfectly good substitute! If you live for spice, add a chopped jalapeño to the guac mixture for some added heat.
Get the Guac-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Broccoli Cheddar Stuffed Chicken
Asparagus-Stuffed Chicken
One of our favorite ways to serve springy asparagus. It pairs perfectly with mozzarella, lemon, and Parm!
Get the Asparagus-Stuffed Chicken recipe.
Spinach-Artichoke Stuffed Chicken
Love spinach & artichoke dip? Us too! Have it for dinner with this stuffed chicken breast recipe that's easy enough for a weeknight, and fancy enough for guests.
Brie Stuffed Chicken Breast
How do you make boneless, skinless chicken breasts date night-worthy? You stuff them with brie, of course! Playing off one of our favorite combinations (that's brie + cranberries), these easy stuffed chicken breasts with cranberry pan sauce are impossible to resist.
Get the Brie Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe.
Camille Lowder is the digital food producer at Delish, otherwise known as our resident queen of recipe galleries. Previously, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute for culinary school and worked at/managed a number of New York restaurants. She loves anything vegan, foods masquerading as other foods (hello, cauliflower), and a well-used Oxford comma.
