Create Simple Meals: Fajita-Stuffed Chicken

Name: Create Simple Meals: Fajita-Stuffed Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American, TexMex
Ingredients: 5 tbsp. COOKING OIL, divided; 1 cup diced RED BELL PEPPER; 1 cup diced GREEN BELL PEPPER; 1 cup diced YELLOW BELL PEPPER; 1 cup diced ONION; 3 tsp. KOSHER SALT, divided; 1 tsp. BLACK PEPPER; 4 oz CREAM CHEESE; ½ cup shredded CHEDDAR CHEESE; ½ cup shredded PEPPER JACK CHEESE; 3 boneless, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS; 2 tsp. CHILI POWDER; 2 tsp. CUMIN; 2 tsp. GARLIC POWDER

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Are you tired of hearing, Chicken for Dinner Again? Add this simple twist and the family will be excited to have Chicken for Dinner Again.!!!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:58:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories786.2 kcal (39%)

Total Fat54.1 g (77%)

Carbs19.4 g (7%)

Sugars6.8 g (8%)

Protein58.2 g (116%)

Sodium2380 mg (119%)

Fiber4.2 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

5 Tbspcooking oil

divided

1 cupred bell pepper

diced

1 cupgreen bell pepper

diced

1 cupyellow bell pepper

1 cuponion

1 tspblack pepper

4 ozcream cheese

½ cupshredded cheddar cheese

½ cupshredded pepper jack cheese

3boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 tspchili powder

2 tspcumin

2 tspgarlic powder

Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 tbsps. of OIL in a pan over high heat. Season the PEPPERS and ONIONS with 1 tsp SALT, and the BLACK PEPPER and cook until soft and slightly caramelized.

Step 2

Transfer the cooked VEGETABLES to a bowl. In the same bowl, mix in the CREAM CHEESE, CHEDDAR CHEESE, and PEPPER JACK CHEESE and set aside.

Step 3

Slice a pocket in the CHICKEN horizontally.

Step 4

Season the CHICKEN with the remaining SALT, CHILI POWDER, CUMIN, and GARLIC POWDER

Step 5

Fill each pocket with a heaping spoonful of the VEGETABLE MIXTURE.

Step 6

Heat the remaining OIL in a pan over medium heat. Cook the STUFFED CHICKEN for five minutes on each side, until CHEESE is melted, and CHICKEN is cooked through.

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