Make-Ahead Creamy Jalapeno-Stuffed Chicken

Make-Ahead Creamy Jalapeno-Stuffed Chicken recipe

photo by:kraft

These cream cheese and jalapeño-stuffed chicken breasts are simple enough to make on the spot—but you can easily prepare them as part of a meal.

time

prep:

25 min

total:

1 hr

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

small boneless skinless chicken breast halves ( 2 lb.), pounded to 1/4-inch thickness

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese, divided

fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded, finely chopped

egg

cups tortilla chips (4 oz.), finely crushed (about 1 cup)

cup green salsa

Make It

PLACE chicken on work surface. Mix cream cheese, 1-1/2 cups shredded cheese and peppers until well blended; spread onto chicken. Starting at one short end of each breast, roll up chicken tightly. Refrigerate up to 8 hours.

HEAT oven to 375ºF. Beat egg in shallow dish. Place crushed chips in separate shallow dish. Dip chicken in egg, then roll in chips. Place, seam-sides down, in single layer in shallow pan sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 35 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Meanwhile, warm salsa.

TOP chicken with remaining shredded cheese. Serve with salsa.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and your favorite KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Cheese.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with hot steamed broccoli.

Note

Chicken roll-ups can be secured with wooden toothpicks before baking, if desired. Discard toothpicks before serving chicken.

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mmacdonald7

posted:11/17/2011

this recipe was so easy to make and sooo tasty! i used neufchatel cheese instead of regular, and panko bread crumbs with a few crushed up tostido chips... i served it with mexican style rice. there was nothing left!

lbutler110

posted:11/9/2011

Excellent - while mine didn't look as pretty as the picture, it was very tasty. It wasn't very spicy, so next time I'm going to add some jalapeno seeds to it.

FashionistaFarmwife

posted:11/9/2011

It was love at first sight, the hubby loved this. Excellent meal I can take to the field during planting and harvest on the farm.

AmyJohn01

posted:11/8/2011

Loved the flavor. I didn't refrigerate for 8 hours cause I didn't have time to make it ahead of time... but turned out awesome. Will definitely make again!

nclark10