Garlic Butter Stuffed Chicken Breast

Name: Garlic Butter Stuffed Chicken Breast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 split chicken breast with ribs removed; 1 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; to taste 7:2:1 or 7:2:2 seasoning

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3.84 from 43 votes

A wonderful crispy roasted chicken breast that is moist and bursting with flavor. Just follow these easstep-by-stepep photo instructions.

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Split chicken breasts are a great everyday meal but can suffefromby a lack of taste and are a bit dry at times. Let's fix that.

Combine some fresh garlic with butter, put it in the middle of a chicken breast, and brush the skin with so. Cover with a healthy dose of my 7:2:2 spice mix and bake until crispy.

With the butter, I feel like Paula Deen. Very yummy ( I swore I would never use that word, but I quoted my wife) with excellent moisture and tenderness.

👨‍🍳How to make garlic butter stuffed chicken breasts

Preheat oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional oven.
Trim split chicken breasts of any extra fat and trim off the rib section if desired. —pat dry.
Crush cloves of garlic and cook for 2 minutes in olive oil.
Soften butter in a microwave and mix in the cooked garlic.
Prep a baking pan with aluminum foil and a baking rack sprayed with PAM.
Make the pocket on the side of the chicken breasts.
Add part of the garlic butter mixture to the pockets.
Brush the remaining garlic butter mixture on the skin of the breasts.
Season the top with 7:2:2 seasoning, which has garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Just salt and black pepper or your preferred session are fine.
Bake until internal temp of 165°. It takes about 45 minutes, depending on the size of the breast. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

🐓The Chicken

This recipe uses split chicken breasts, also known as skin-on bone-in chicken breasts. Most feel they have more taste and moisture than the more popular skinless version. But neither excels in these categories.

But they have become progressively bigger over the last few decades. They are now too big for a reasonable serving size.

The main secret to this recipe is to use smaller breasts and try to cook breasts about the same size.

This was moister than the breasts I have brined, so I do not include a brine option.

👨‍🍳The Seasoning

For the garlic butter, I prefer to use salted butter, not unsalted. Think of it as an internal brining.

The garlic needs to be "bloomed" a bit before using it, or you will have a bit of a raw garlic taste.

I'm using my All Purpose Seasoning 7:2:1 and 7:2:2, which has salt, pepper, and garlic powder. You can use the season of your choice.

❓FAQs

Why are skin-on bone-in chicken breasts called split chicken breasts?

They are called split chicken breasts because, during processing, the entire breast is removed with some ribs. It is then "split" down the middle of the breast bone to produce two pieces.

Should the rib section be removed from split chicken breasts?

For most recipes, including this one, it does not need to be removed. But since it contains very little meat, is thin so it tends to overcook and makes the breasts harder to handle and serve. I usually do remove them.

To remove the rib section, use a sharp, heavy knife and just cut it off.

What is the safe internal temperature for split chicken breasts?

All chicken, including split chicken breasts, need to reach 165° internal temperature to be safe to serve. You must use an instant-read thermometer and not guess.

📖Split Chicken Breast Recipes

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🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional oven. Trim two split chicken breasts of any extra fat and trim off the rib section if you desire. Pat dry.

Crush two large cloves of garlic and crush. In a small pan, add one tsp of olive oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add garlic and cook until starting to clear — about 2 minutes.

Place 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl and microwave for 10 seconds to soften. Add the cooked garlic.

Prep a baking pan by lining it with aluminum foil and a baking rack sprayed with PAM. You may cook without a rack if you don't have one.

stuffing chicken breast-cutting a slit, expanding the pocket and adding the stuffing

1) On the thicker side of the chicken breast, cut a 1-inch slot

2) With your finger, create a pocket inside the breast without causing another hole.

3) Reserve about a teaspoon of the butter/garlic mixture, add ½ of the remaining mixture to each pocket, and spread it around the pocket.

Brush the remaining butter mixture on the skin of the breast. Season the top with 7:2:2 seasoning. If you don't have that, then sprinkle of garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

Bake until internal temp of 165°—about 45 minutes, depending on the size of the breast. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

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Garlic Butter Stuffed Chicken Breast

From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

A wonderful crispy roasted chicken breast that is moist and bursting with flavor. Just follow these easy step by step photo instructions.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings #/Adjust if desired 2 servings

Ingredients

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° convection or 400° conventional oven. Trim two split chicken breasts of any extra fat and trim off the rib section if you desire. Pat dry.
Crush two large cloves of garlic and crush. In a small pan, add one tsp of olive oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add garlic and cook until starting to clear — about 2 minutes.
Place 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl and microwave for 10 seconds to soften. Add the cooked garlic.
Prep a baking pan by lining it with aluminum foil and a baking rack sprayed with PAM. You may cook without a rack if you don't have one.
Make the pocket:
1) In the thicker side of the chicken breast, cut a 1-inch slot
2) With your finger create a pocket inside the breast without causing another hole.
3) Reserve about a teaspoon of the butter/garlic mixture and then add ½ of the remaining mixture to each pocket and spread it around the pocket.
Brush the remaining butter mixture on the skin of the breast. Season the top with 7:2:2 seasoning. If you don't have that, then a sprinkle of garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Bake until and internal temp of 165°. About 45 minutes, depending on the size of the breast. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

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Pro Tips;

An easy recipe to scale up or down. If cooking more than two, arrange on the tray with the thicker end towards the outside.
The main secret to this recipe is to use smaller breasts and try to cook breasts that are about the same size.
I prefer to use salted butter.
A rack is not required but recommended
The garlic needs to be "bloomed" a bit before using it, or you will have a bit of a raw garlic taste.
If browning too much towards the end of cooking, tent lightly with foil like you would a turkey.
Good refigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for 3-4 months.

To adjust the recipe size:

You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

Nutrition Estimate

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Butter Stuffed Chicken Breast

Amount Per Serving

Calories 431 Calories from Fat 270

% Daily Value*

Fat 30g46%

Saturated Fat 12g60%

Cholesterol 146mg49%

Sodium 1377mg57%

Potassium 398mg11%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 38g76%

Vitamin A 500IU10%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

Course : Main Course

Cuisine : American

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Originally Published: October 15, 2011. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

Garlic Butter Stuffed Chicken Breast

👨‍🍳How to make garlic butter stuffed chicken breasts

🐓The Chicken

👨‍🍳The Seasoning

❓FAQs

📖Split Chicken Breast Recipes

🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

📝Recipe