Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast with Green Chiles and Cheese

Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast with Green Chiles and Cheese is something that’s absolutely a treat for a low-carb dinner! And once you master the step of pounding the chicken thin enough to roll it up, this stuffed chicken breast is actually not hard to make.

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For this week’s Friday Favorites Pick I’m urging you to make this delicious Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast with Green Chiles and Cheese. This is a recipe with some good memories for me, because in the early days of the blog it was a favorite for my neighbors Brooke and Russ. Now years later I no longer live across the street from them but I’m still very fond of this recipe (and them!)

It’s the time of year when baked chicken sounds appealing for dinner, and if you like Mexican food this baked stuffed chicken breast with green Anaheim chiles and cheese just might become one of your favorites. And for this update I skipped the tiny bit of breadcrumbs from the original version and rolled the stuffed chicken in a combination of almond meal and Parmesan cheese; so now this recipe is perfectly low-carb and Keto!

And once you take a bite you’ll see how this low-carb chicken stuffed with a mixture of cheese, sour cream and green chiles is absolutely wonderful tasting, and well worth the effort! And this is perfect if you need to make an impressive dinner for guests who might be suspicious about low-carbs.

What Ingredients Do You Need for this Recipe?

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• large boneless-skinless chicken breasts
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper
• grated cheddar/Monterey Jack cheese
• canned diced diced green chiles (affiliate link), Anaheim Chiles
• Green Tabasco Sauce (affiliate link)
• sour cream
• eggs
• grated Parmesan cheese
• Almond Flour (affiliate link)

Is this baked stuffed chicken breast recipe easy to make?

I’m not going to lie and say this is one of the easiest recipes on my site! You need to put some effort into pounding the chicken breasts so they’re as thin as you can get them. And rolling up the chicken with the filling inside can be a bit tricky until you get the hang of it. And even if you’re careful it’s likely that some cheese will ooze out on to the pan while the chicken is cooking. But trust me, you’re not going to care if the finished product is a bit messy because this is so delicious that it’s worth the time it takes to make it!

How low in carbs is this baked stuff chicken breasts recipe?

This amazing recipe for baked chicken stuffed with green chiles, sour cream, and cheese only has about 5 net carbs per serving, but I promise you can serve this to anyone and they’ll never guess it’s low in carbs!

More Low-Carb Recipes for Baked Chicken:

Chicken is one thing people cook most, and if you’d like to see lots more tasty ideas for baked chicken, check out Low-Carb and Keto Baked Chicken Recipes! This recipe is featured there a long with more of my favorite ideas for chicken dinners.

Making Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast with Green Chiles and Cheese:

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1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C while you trim chicken and then use a Meat Mallet (affiliate link) to pound each chicken breast inside a Ziploc bag until it’s as thin as you can get it.
2. Season chicken with salt and a little fresh-ground black pepper.
3. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.
4. Mix together grated cheese, canned green chiles, Green Tabasco Sauce (affiliate link; optional), and sour cream to make the stuffing. Spread one-fourth of the mixture on to each chicken breast, leaving some space around the edges.
5. Roll up the chicken breasts, tucking in any pieces of chicken or filling that needs to stay in place. Use 2 toothpicks to hold stuffed chicken breasts together.
6. Get two bowls ready with beaten eggs in one of the bowls and half the almond meal/Parmesan cheese mixture in the other bowl. (If you start with all of it, it will get clumped together when you dip the egg-coated chicken breasts!
7. Dip each chicken breast in the egg, turning it over so it’s well-coated with egg.
8. Then roll the chicken breast in the almond-Parmesan mixture, sprinkling with the mixture and pressing down with your fingers if needed, until the chicken breast is well coated with almond meal and Parmesan cheese. (After you’ve done two chicken breasts put the other half of the almond-Parmesan mixture into the bowl.
9. Put coated chicken breasts in the baking pan and bake 30-40 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and starting to slightly brown.
10. I recommend starting to check after 25 or 30 minutes with an instant-read meat thermometer (affiliate link) and making sure the chicken has reached the safe temperature of 165F/75C before you take it out of the oven. (You can turn on the broiler for a few minutes if the chicken is done but not quite as browned as you’d like it.)
11. Serve hot and enjoy!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

A cheesy baked stuffed chicken breast would be delicious with Pureed Cauliflower with Garlic, Parmesan, and Goat Cheese, Roasted Cauliflower with Red Bell Pepper, Green Olives, and Pine Nuts, Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan, or Broccoli Gratin for a low-carb meal!

More Tasty Low-Carb Chicken Dinners:

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast with Green Chiles and Cheese  is a perfect dinner for low-carb or Keto diet plans. The amount of cheese, sour cream, and Parmesan probably makes this a “once-in-a-while-treat” for the original South Beach Diet, and South Beach would recommend reduced-fat cheese.

Find More Recipes Like This One:
Use the Diet Type Index to find recipes suitable for a specific eating plan. See Oven Dinners for more tasty ideas with chicken baked in the oven. You might also like to follow Kalyn’s Kitchen on Pinterest, on Facebook, on Instagram, on TikTok, or on YouTube to see all the good recipes I’m sharing there.

Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This favorite baked stuffed chicken breast recipe was first posted in 2007, after I learned to make it from my neighbor Brooke. It was updated with much better photos in 2018 and was last updated with more information in 2024.

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