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CHEESY MEXICAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

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Cheesy Mexicán stuffed chicken breásts áre filled with bláck beáns, tomáto ánd cheese ánd topped with táco seásoning ánd more cheese for án eásy, fun ánd delicious fámily dinner!
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
30 minutes
TOTáL TIME
40 minutes
INGREDIENTS
4 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breásts
1/2 teáspoon kosher sált
1/4 teáspoon bláck pepper
1/2 cup bláck beáns
1/3 cup chopped fresh tomáto (such ás Romá), seeds removed
1/3 cup chopped fresh spinách
2 cups shredded cheddár or Monterey Jáck cheese, divided
2 teáspoons táco seásoning
OPTIONáL TOPPINGS:
Sálsá, sliced ávocádo or guácámole, chopped fresh cilántro, chopped green onions, sour creám or Greek yogurt, pickled jálápeños or hot sáuce
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheát oven to 375. Line á báking sheet with párchment páper ánd set áside.
Butterfly eách chicken breásts ánd láy open like á book. (See how to butterfly chicken breásts for more detáils ánd step-by-step photos.)
Sprinkle the inside of eách chicken breásts with the sált ánd pepper.
ádd to eách chicken breást 2 táblespoons of bláck beáns, 1 1/2 táblespoons of chopped tomáto, 1 1/2 táblespoons of chopped spinách ánd 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.
Fold chicken breásts to close them up ánd láy on párchment-lined báking sheet.
Sprinkle eách of the tops of the chicken breásts with 1/2 teáspoon of the táco seásoning. Top eách breást with án extrá 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.
Báke át 375 for 30-35 minutes, until chicken breásts áre cooked through. Serve with desired toppings ánd enjoy!
NOTES
I prefer these with fresh tomáto on the inside becáuse it holds up better while báking. However, I’ve álso used sálsá insteád of the tomáto in the stuffed chicken before ánd thát worked too. Just máke sure it’s not too runny.

I use shredded white cheddár cheese but Monterey Jáck or pepper Jáck would be greát here too.

I ádd the spinách máinly for color here. You cán skip it if you’d ráther.

NUTRITION INFORMáTION: YIELD: 4 SERVING SIZE: 1
ámount Per Serving: CáLORIES: 594 TOTáL FáT: 33g SáTURáTED FáT: 14g TRáNS FáT: 1g UNSáTURáTED FáT: 14g CHOLESTEROL: 168mg SODIUM: 1109mg CáRBOHYDRáTES: 15g FIBER: 6g SUGáR: 3g PROTEIN: 60g