Best Cranberry Stuffed Chicken Recipes

CRANBERRY-GORGONZOLA STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a small bowl, combine cheese and cranberries. Spoon 1/4 cup cheese mixture down the center of each chicken breast. Roll up and secure with toothpicks., Place walnuts and parsley in a food processor; cover and process until ground. Transfer to a shallow bowl; stir in the bread crumbs, salt and pepper. In another shallow bowl, combine eggs and mustard. Place flour in a third shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour, then dip in egg mixture and coat with walnut mixture., Place seam side down in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks.

SUNNY'S EASY CHEESE AND CRANBERRY STUFFED CHICKEN WITH CRANBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Make and freeze the stuffing: Mash together the goat cheese, shredded cheese, cranberries, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl with a fork. (You can use your hands to mix it really well.) Taste a 'lil bit and add a pinch of salt if needed. Divide the cheese mixture into four sections and shape into torpedo-like logs a bit shorter than the length of the chicken breasts. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Prepare the chicken: Use a paring knife to cut a pocket into the short, fat end of a chicken breast, that will run through much of the length of the breast, without cutting all the way through. It may take a few strokes with the knife. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts. Remove the stuffing from the freezer and insert one log in each pocket. If necessary, trim the logs to fit into the pockets. Secure the openings with toothpicks.
• Season and grill the chicken: Preheat the grill for direct and indirect grilling at 350 degrees F and oil the grates.
• Brush olive oil on the chicken and sprinkle on all sides with salt and pepper. Place the chicken over the direct heat of the grill and cook until a peek beneath reveals grill marks, 5 to 7 minutes. Flip and place over the indirect heat of the grill to finish. Remove when a check with a thermometer shows the chicken to be at around 155 degrees F, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the chicken from the grill and tent with aluminum foil for 5 to 10 minutes. The temperature of the chicken should increase to 165 degrees F.
• Make the glaze: Combine the chicken stock, cranberries, honey, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the toothpicks from the chicken, transfer to plates, and serve each with a spoon of glaze over the top.

CRANBERRY-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the celery, onion and cranberries in 1/2 cup butter until tender. Stir in the garlic, croutons, cornbread stuffing and enough broth to moisten; set aside. , Place chicken with breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Combine salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and sage; sprinkle over inside and outside of chicken. Loosely stuff with cranberry mixture. Melt remaining butter; brush over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for chicken and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan juices. Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before removing stuffing and carving.

APPLE, CRANBERRY, AND FETA STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon water in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook the diced apple until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix the cooked apple, cranberries, shallots, feta and a splash of the chicken stock and set aside.
• Cut a deep horizontal pocket in the side of each chicken breast. Make the pocket as large as you can without piercing the top or bottom of the breast. Place 1/4 of the apple mixture in the pocket of each chicken breast. Secure the pocket with toothpicks threading along the side to close.
• Heat the remaing 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a heavy oven-proof skillet until it begins to smoke. Cook each side of the chicken until golden brown.
• Add the vinegar and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and gently simmer the chicken for 2 or 3 minutes per side until cooked through.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the skillet and keep warm. Continue to cook the sauce until it is reduced to a thick syrup.
• Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over each chicken breast to serve.

CRANBERRY AND CORNBREAD STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put water and cranberry sauce in saucepan. Melt over medium/low heat. Whisk if needed to blend.
• Melt butter in sauté pan over medium/low heat. Once melted, add cranberries and cook until popping.
• Add garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, sage, salt, pepper, and cornbread to sauté pan. Mix together.
• Cover a pan with aluminum foil. Place chicken breasts flat. Place a scoop of stuffing mixture in the middle of each breast. Wrap chicken and hold closed with toothpicks.
• Pour 1/2 melted cranberry sauce over chicken.
• Cook in oven for approximately 30 minutes.
• When finished, take out toothpicks. It's easier to pull them out if they are twisted first.
• If desired, pour rest of cranberry sauce over cooked chicken and return to oven until sauce is heated.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CRANBERRY QUINOA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add quinoa and thyme. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork. Discard thyme. , In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add green onions and celery; cook and stir until tender. Add cooked quinoa. Stir in the dried fruits, lemon juice, lemon zest and salt., In a large saucepan, mix the first six chicken ingredients until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Add the apple, cranberries and walnuts. Stir in preserves and butter until melted. , Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill each with 2-3 tablespoons quinoa mixture; secure with toothpicks. Place remaining quinoa mixture in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; cover with foil. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Carefully brown stuffed chicken on both sides. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; pour apple mixture over top., Bake chicken and quinoa, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170° and quinoa is heated through. Serve chicken with quinoa. Discard toothpicks before serving.

CRANBERRY & MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN CUTLETS

Steps:

• 1. Finely chop mushrooms and onions in a food processor. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and onion, 1/8 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Cook, stirring until liquid is mostly evaporated - approx 4 min. Scrape into a bowl and stir in breadcrumbs and cranberries.
• 2. Cover the cutlets in plastic wrap and pound with the smooth side of a meat mallet to about 1/4 inch thickness. Sprinkle one side with poultry seasoning, remaining salt and pepper. Turn the cutlets over and spread approx. 1/4 - 1/2 cup of the mushroom mixture over each. Roll up, starting with the short side. Tie rolls with kitchen twine.
• 3. Heat remaining oil in a clean skillet over medium-high heat. Add rolls, seam side down, and cook 2 minutes. Carefully turn. Whisk broth and flour together and add to the pan. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken reaches 165 degrees - 10 - 12 minutes.
• 4. Remove the rolls from the pan and strain the gravy through a fine-mesh sieve, if desired. Stir in butter until melted. Slice the rolls, if desired, and serve with gravy.

BLUE CHEESE, PECAN AND CRANBERRY-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Season the chicken with the salt and pepper to taste. 2. Mix the blue cheese in a bowl with the cranberries and pecans. Lay a chicken breast on a cutting board with the top side (where the skin was) down. Place one fourth of the blue cheese mixture in the center of the chicken breast. Wrap the chicken breast tightly around the cheese with kitchen string. Repeat with remaining chicken. 3. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat; add the chicken. Brown on both sides. Transfer chicken to a baking pan; place in the oven. Bake until cooked through, about 12 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, make a pan sauce. Add the shallots and garlic to the skillet and more olive oil, if needed. Cook over medium-high heat until soft. Add wine; reduce to a syrup. Add chicken broth and mustard. Whisk in the butter, a piece at a time, to thicken sauce. Remove from heat; add parsley. 5. Cut and remove the string from the chicken; serve the chicken, sliced crosswise, if you like, with the sauce.

CRANBERRY-PINEAPPLE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 In a small bowl, combine cheese, cranberry relish and pineapple. Stir well and set aside. On the thicket side of each chicken breast half, make a cut to form a pocket, being careful not to slice completely through the ends or other side. Stuff chicken pices, placing about 2 tbs of cheese filling in the pocket of each piece. Secure the pocket closed with a toothpick of half a wooden skewer. Spread the breadcrumbs in a shallow plate and gently coat each stuffed breast with crumbs. Place chicken on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle 1 tbs almonds over each breast. Bake uncovered 40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into thivkest part of breast reaches 160. Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes. Salt and pepper to tase and serve.

CRANBERRY, FONTINA AND WALNUT STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Chicken -- now I like to take advantage of the frozen chicken breasts for this. They tender to be a bit smaller and once thawed are are bit easier to flatten out. I found some of the fresh boneless skinless breasts are so big they are actually too big for me, but use what ever you have. I just flatten mine with my mallet in between saran wrap, but you can use what method you like best.
• Filling -- In a medium sauce pan (use a oven proof pan) add 1 tablespoon of the butter and melt on medium heat. Add the celery, onion and garlic and just sweat on medium until they get nice and soft. Cook 4 minutes, then add in the cranberries and cook another 2 minutes and then the walnuts. Mix all until everything is soft and well combined. Remove and let cool slightly.
• Stuffing the chicken -- Just lay out your chicken breasts flat, salt and pepper and then add a little of the cranberry and vegetable stuffing. Top it with some fresh grated cheese. As I said, I love fontina, but you can use a gruyere or even swiss if you want. Then roll up the chicken. Just roll up and try to tuck in the sides as you go. I like to use a couple of tooth picks to secure it at the end.
• Dredging the Cooking -- Add flour, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper to a small bowl and the egg to a second bowl, now dredge each chicken in the egg and then the flour/breadcrumb mixture to coat well. Now, in the same pan you cooked the vegetables in add the remainder of the butter and olive oil and bring to medium high heat. Cook each chicken breast on all sides just a couple minute until lightly brown.
• Glaze -- Keep the chicken in that pan, it is going in the oven. But first, mix the apple jelly and sage and heat in the microwave in a measuring cup just 20 seconds to thin out. Then brush on the chicken on all sides. Transfer the pan to oven and cook on 375 for about 10-15 minutes, turn the chicken over half way through and brush on more glaze. until golden brown.
• Remove the chicken cover and let set a few minutes until the juices re distribute. Then slice into pretty slices and serve with my apple and onion wild rice. A nice farmers market green beans or roasted beets make this perfect.

CHICKEN - CRANBERRY-GORGONZOLA STUFFED

Steps:

• •Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a small bowl, combine cheese and cranberries. Spoon 1/4 cup cheese mixture down the center of each chicken breast. Roll up and secure with toothpicks. •Place walnuts and parsley in a food processor, cover and process until ground. Transfer to a shallow bowl; stir in the bread crumbs, salt and pepper. In another shallow bowl, combine eggs and mustard. Place flour in a third shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour, then dip in egg mixture and coat with walnut mixture. •Place seam side down in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks. To Make Ahead: Prepare the roll-ups; cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.

STUFFED AVOCADO WITH CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except the avocado and mix well. Cut each avocado in 1/2 and remove the pit. Place 2 halves on each plate. Stuff avocado half with a heaping 1/4 cup of the chicken salad.Serve chilled if desired.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CRANBERRY QUINOA

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add quinoa and thyme. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork. Discard thyme. 2. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add green onions and celery; cook and stir until tender. Add cooked quinoa. Stir in the dried fruits, lemon juice, lemon peel and salt. 3. In a large saucepan, mix the first 6 ingredients until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Add apple, cranberries and pecans. Stir in preserves and butter until melted. 4. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chicken breast. Fill each with 2-3 Tbsp. quinoa mixture; secure with toothpicks. Place remaining quinoa mixture in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; cover with foil. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown stuffed chicken on both sides. Transfer to a greased 9 by 13 inch baking dish; spoon apple mixture over top. 5. Bake chicken and quinoa at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170 degrees. Discard toothpicks before serving.

CRANBERRY PECAN STUFFED CHICKEN IN PHYLLO RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Spray roasting pan or casserole dish with vegetable oil.
• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Pound with the flat side (not the waffle side) of a meat tenderizer to an even thickness. Set aside.
• For the stuffing, place cream cheese, saltine crackers, cranberries, onions, tarragon, and sage in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse until cranberries and pecans are chopped into 1/4-inch bits.
• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board, smooth-side down. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Divide stuffing evenly between the 4 chicken breasts and roll, folding up the sides to contain the stuffing.
• Place one sheet of phyllo (see Notes below on working with phyllo) on a cutting board with a short side facing you and lightly brush with melted butter. Top with a second sheet of phyllo with butter, then follow with a third. Place the stuffed chicken breast near the bottom of the phyllo, seam-side down. Wrap the phyllo over the top of the chicken. Fold each side to the center over the chicken, then roll the chicken to the end of the phyllo to form a bundle. Place in roasting pan seam-side down and brush with remaining butter.
• Bake 30 minutes, until the bundles are golden and chicken is cooked through. (Test with an instant-read thermometer. It should read 165 F.) Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing to serve. Sprinkle with chopped tarragon to serve, if desired.
• Serve with a salad your favorite vegetables.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings
• Notes:
• • Most boneless, skinless chicken breasts are sold with the tenderloin already removed. If you are cutting up your own chicken, remove the tenderloin and freeze for other purposes before pounding the chicken breasts flat.
• • Save time by purchasing chicken cutlets, which you will not have to pound flat.
• • You may substitute 1/4 cup cracker crumbs or bread crumbs for the saltine crackers. If you do substitute, stir them in after processing the other stuffing ingredients.
• • Butter crackers may be substituted for the saltines.
• • Walnuts may be substituted for pecans.
• • Try substituting other dried fruits such as cherries, apricots, pineapples, or blueberries.
• • If you do not have a basting brush, simply dip your fingers into the melted butter and gently spread it on the phyllo.
• • Keep remaining phyllo sheets covered with plastic wrap or a damp paper towel while you work so they do not dry out and become brittle.
• (Cranberry Pecan Stuffed Chicken in Phyllo Recipe Photo © 2013 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.)
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