Ham & Cheez-It® Stuffed Chicken Breast

Name: Ham & Cheez-It® Stuffed Chicken Breast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese; 3 tbsp. chopped ham; 1 tbsp. Hidden Valley® Cheezy Ranch Dressing; kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste; 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 ¼ pounds total); 1 egg, lightly beaten; ½ cup breadcrumbs; ¼ cup crushed Cheez-It® crackers; 2 tsp. Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker; 3 tbsp. olive oil

What's breaded with crispy Cheez-It crackers, topped with grated cheddar, and packed with cheezy Ranch flavor? This stuffed chicken breast recipe is here to make all your cheeziest dreams come true.

Prep Time 20 min
Cook Time 25 min
Servings 4

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Ingredients (10)

grated cheddar cheese ¼ cup
chopped ham 3 tbsp.
kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 ¼ pounds total) 4
egg, lightly beaten 1
breadcrumbs ½ cup
crushed Cheez-It® crackers ¼ cup
olive oil 3 tbsp.
Hidden Valley® Cheezy Ranch Dressing

Hidden Valley® Cheezy Ranch Dressing 1 tbsp.
Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker

Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker 2 tsp.

For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.

Steps (6)

1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2

Mix cheese, ham and Cheezy Ranch dressing in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast, almost all the way through to the opposite side.
3

Open up the pocket and place a quarter of the filling mixture inside. Close the edges of the chicken breast over the filling, pressing together to seal. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and filling.
4

Place the egg in one dish and the breadcrumbs mixed with the Cheez-It® cracker crumbs and ranch seasoning mix in another. Holding each piece of chicken carefully, dip into the egg, then press into the breadcrumbs.
5

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts, and cook until browned on one side, about 2–3 minutes. Transfer the chicken, browned side up, to the prepared baking sheet.
6

Bake until the chicken is cooked through or until an instant-read thermometer registers 165°F, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.