One Pot Jalapeno Popper Chicken

One Pot Jalapeno Popper Chicken

Quick and easy jalapeno popper chicken recipe, homemade with simple ingredients in one pot over stovetop in 30 minutes. Stuffed with lots of creamy cheese!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword jalapeno chicken, stuffed chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings People

Calories 524

Author Abeer

Ingredients

4 Chicken breasts
8 oz. Cream cheese Full fat
1/4 cup Mozzarella cheese Shredded, Full fat
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese Shredded, Full fat
2 Jalapenos Finely chopped, Deseeded if you don't want it too spicy
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Onion powder
2-3 tbsp Taco seasoning
2-3 tbsp Olive oil For pan-frying
1 Lemon For drizzling on top
1-2 tbsp Cilantro Fresh, Finely chopped, For garnish

Instructions

Use a sharp knife to slice halfway through the chicken breasts to make a pocket.
Fill each chicken pocket with some cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, jalapeños.
Sprinkle some salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder inside each pocket.
Use the back of a spoon to press the filling down and squeeze it into the pocket.
Secure the opening with toothpicks to ensure the filling doesn't all ooze out during cooking.
Note: You can also make a cheese mixture first by mixing together cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and then, fill this cheese mixture into each pocket. That's what I did in the video below but you can do what I did above and this way, you won't need to dirty another bowl.
Spread taco seasoning on both sides of the chicken breasts.
Cover and cook for about 10-12 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.
Heat oil over a non-stick pan over medium heat.
Place the chicken and pan fry one side until golden brown. Then flip it over and pan fry the other side.
Remove from pan and place on a plate and squeeze some lemon juice on top and garnish with sliced jalapeños and cilantro. Enjoy!

Notes

Read all my tips above.
Tastes best when served immediately because the cheese is warm and ooey gooey but leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheated in the microwave or stovetop.

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