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Squash Stuffed Chicken Breasts

SUBMITTED BY: Le Ann Braswell PHOTO BY: A.Z.

"Chicken stuffed with celery, squash, onion, green pepper and cheddar cheese."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup finely diced acorn squash
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • 2 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour for coating

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. In a medium skillet, melt butter or margarine. Add the squash, green bell pepper, onion and celery. Saute until slightly tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat, add cheese and mix together.
  3. Slice chicken breasts on the side about 3/4 of the way through. Stuff mixture evenly into each slit chicken breast until full. Dredge each breast in flour to coat completely, and brown coated chicken in skillet.
  4. Place browned chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish, cover and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2003 by LindaT
This was wonderful. My chicken breasts were not very thick so instead of stuffing them, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2007 by K.Glavin
Fantastic recipe overall! I didn't use the cheese because I thought it might overpower the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2007 by Dale
I tried this last nite - but cut ingredients in half ~ also using 4 chicken breasts. (Fits... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 8, 2006 by Dawn Marie
this recipe was wonderful. I'd recommend using seam pins to hold the breasts closed while... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2005 by JO
My husband and I love this dish! It's easy to make, but has a gourmet taste. I used zucchini,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2003 by THEREV
I used left over spagetti squash instead of the acorn squash and the result was fabulous. It... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2007 by mommyelisabeth
Very good. Made a few small changes: 1)used red bell pepper instead of green 2) used... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2005 by Love2Cook
Excellent!! It took a little bit of extra work to chop everything up so fine and to stuff but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2004 by KATESCISCIO
I have made this recipe twice and it's been wonderful both times. I used zucchinni and yellow... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2003 by CAIRAJADE