Smoked Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Today we are juicing up our Smoked Chicken Breasts with extra flavor! Stuffed with Spinach, Cheese, and finally breaded with a dry rub! Then smoked on a pellet smoker to give this dish great smoked flavor!
YouTube Instructional: https://youtu.be/_UJm__gC95E
Ingredients:
4-5 Large Chicken Breasts
Hard Cheese of choice (I used garlic cheddar for extra flavor)
Panko Bread Crumbs
Eggs
Spinach
Step 1: Prep the internal mix
Cube up the hard cheese
Mince the spinach
Mix together
Step 2: Prep the Chicken Breasts
Clean up any funky bits of skin or fat on the chicken
Carefully cut a slit into the thick side of the breast creating a deep pocket
Step 3: Stuff the Breasts
Stuff the spinach/cheese filling into the breasts and then push them closed. Ideally they should have a nice seam with a filled pocket in the chicken
Step 4: Bread the Breasts
Mix bread crumbs with your favorite rub
Whip up your eggs
One at a time, carefully dunk the breasts in the egg and then coat the breasts in the breadcrumb mixture
The trick here is to hold the breasts closed while coating in the egg and breadcrumbs
Put into the fridge for 30min to an Hour
Step 5: Smoke at 225
Smoke at 225 until an internal of 150-160. This will take a while, and your chicken will be perfectly safe to eat at 155 if it stays at that temp for at least 5 minutes. Appx an hour and a half cook time.
Enjoy!
