Best 7 Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Shrimp Recipes

SHRIMP - STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts. Turn inside part of chicken breast facing up. Combine shrimp, celery and onion. Place 1/2 shrimp mixture in small bowl with 1/2 cup soup. Spread on chicken breasts. Roll up and secure with toothpicks.
• In 8 inch baking dish, melt butter in oven at 350 degrees. Place stuffed chicken in butter, rolling to coat all sides. Cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Drain off excess liquid. In small bowl combine remaining shrimp mixture with remaining soup. Spoon over chicken in dish.
• Bake, uncovered, an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove toothpicks from rolls. Sprinkle with paprika. Stir sauce in pan. Spoon over chicken breasts. Recipe may be halved or doubled. For a different flavor, try fresh or frozen crabmeat in place of shrimp. Good served with wild rice.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Place 4 of the chicken breast halves, skinned side down, on a flat surface. Using a sharp knife, slice halfway through the meatiest portion of each breast half. Open up the breast, butterfly-style, and pound lightly with a mallet without breaking the tissues. On one half of the underside of the breast there is a detachable piece of meat known as the fillet. Remove and pound each of these lightly to flatten. Set aside.
• Cut the remaining chicken breast half into 1-inch cubes. Put the cubes in the container of a food processor or electric blender and start blending while adding the cream, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper. Blend thoroughly. There should be about 1/2 cup. Arrange 2 of the shrimp close together in the center of each flattened chicken breast half. Spoon an equal portion of the blended mixture over the shrimp. Cover with flattened fillets. Fold the outer portions of each chicken breast half over the filling to enclose it compactly.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken in one layer. Add the onion and shallots and cook until wilted.
• Slice off the core end of the tomato and cut the tomato into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Add these to the skillet. Add the thyme, basil and wine. Arrange the stuffed breast halves over the mixture and bring to the boil. Cover closely and cook 10 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken breasts to a warm serving dish. Cook the sauce down over high heat about 2 minutes.
• Swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and add the parsley. Stir. Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts and serve hot.

SHRIMP-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large bowl, combine the shrimp, onions, mayonnaise, tarragon, lemon juice and Liquid Smoke if desired. Place about 1/3 cup down the center of each chicken breast half; fold chicken over filling and secure with toothpicks., Brush chicken with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or no longer pink. Discard toothpicks.

BRANDY AND ORANGE CHICKEN BREASTS TOPPED WITH STUFFED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• To a small skillet over moderate heat add extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and 2 tablespoons butter. When butter melts, add celery, onion and red bell pepper. Saute vegetables 5 minutes. Add crab to the vegetables and season with thyme or poultry seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper. Fold a few handfuls of diced toasted bread into the stuffing to combine. The stuffing will take 1 1/2 to 2 slices. Add parsley to the stuffing and remove from heat. Brush a baking dish with melted butter. Butterfly shrimp by cutting along the deveining line, into and almost through the shrimps. Place the butterflied shrimp in your hand, the butterflied side down. Dab the shrimp with melted butter and place a rounded spoonful of crab stuffing onto the shrimp. Set the shrimp upright on the baking dish with the stuffing exposed and the tail upright. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm and stuffing is browned.
• Season chicken breasts with poultry seasoning or ground thyme, salt and pepper. In a second skillet over medium high heat add the oil and cook the breasts 5 minutes on each side, then remove to a serving plate. Add brandy to the pan and cook alcohol off 1 minute. Add butter and orange zest to the brandy. Spoon brandy orange butter over the chicken and top each breast with 2 stuffed shrimp. Garnish the platter or individual dinner plates with parsley sprigs and sliced oranges

SHRIMP STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE - (2/5)

Steps:

• Saute celery and green onions in 1/4 cup margarine until tender. Add mayonnaise, broth, lemon juice, and hot sauce and stir well. Add rinsed shrimp, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper, stir well, and set aside. Preheat oven to 375 F and grease pan. Place chicken breasts between wax paper and flatten with rolling pin to about 1/4 inches thick. Place stuffing mixture in the middle of a breast. Fold long sides over the mixture then fold the ends over. Secure with toothpicks. Roll in flour and dip into 1/4 cup melted margarine. Place chicken in pan and spoon undiluted soup evenly over the mixture. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 30 minutes. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.

SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST TOPPED WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Pound chicken breast to 1/2" thickness. Cut pocket in each, cutting almost to edge.
• In bowl combine spinach, scallion, parmesan, and fontina. Mix well, and reserve 1 T. for each breast. Divide remaining mixture among breasts and stuff, closing with toothpicks.
• Combine Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and garlic, season tops of breasts and reserve rest of mixture.
• Heat 1T of olive oil in large nonstick skillet, and Brown breasts over medium heat for approximately 4 minute per side. Transfer breasts to jellyroll pan.
• Heat remaining oil, toss shrimp with remaining seasoning mix, and cook 2 min per side.
• Arrange shrimp on top of breasts and cover with reserved spinach cheese mixture. Place in 350°F oven and roast until chicken is no longer pink and cheese is melted inside (15 to 20 minutes).

SHRIMP-FILLED CHICKEN BREASTS IN CHAMPAGNE SAUCE

Steps:

• Between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
• Spread 1 side of each chicken breast with 1/2 teaspoon mustard; sprinkle each with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Top each chicken breast with 3 shrimp. Starting at a short side, roll up chicken; secure with toothpick.
• In 8- to 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 to 8 minutes, turning frequently to brown all sides.
• Stir in shallots and Champagne. Cover; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F). Remove chicken from skillet to plate; cover and keep warm.
• Stir cream and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt into Champagne mixture. Heat to boiling. Continue to cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and is reduced by half. Remove from heat. Stir in chopped summer savory.
• Serve sauce with chicken. Garnish with sprigs of summer savory.