How long does it take to make Stuffed Chicken Breast?

Open the breast, fill with spinach, roll up and close with toothpicks, and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C (355°F) about 30 minutes.

45 minTotal

20 minActive time

25 minSetting

Step by Step

#	What to do	How long
1	Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F)	12 min
2	Cook the spinach and garlic in a skillet	5 min
3	Cut a pocket along each breast, without cutting all the way through	3 min
4	Divide the spinach and the cheese among the pockets, and close them with toothpicks	—
5	Sprinkle the chicken with the paprika, salt and black pepper	1 min
6	Heat the olive oil in a skillet and brown the chicken 2 minutes per side	4 min
7	Roast the chicken in a hot oven (190°C / 375°F) 20 minutes	20 min

How to Tell It's Done

until the spinach wilts
until the chicken is golden and cooked

Tips

Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
Squeeze the spinach well: liquid left in it leaks out of the pocket in the oven, and the filling turns watery.

Common Mistakes

What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.

More Ways

Carefully cut a pocket along each piece, fill, secure with toothpicks and bake at 200°C (390°F) 30–40 minutes, until the breast is browned on both sides.

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