Stuffing-Coated Chicken
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All you need is 4 ingredients to make my easy stuffing-coated chicken breast recipe. It’s deliciously flavorful, delightfully crunchy, and perfectly tender; what more could you want?
I pulled this stuffing-coated chicken recipe out of Grandmama’s crate of recipes, which are currently residing at my house while I go through them and pull out recipes for my next book. My husband declares it’s right up there along with Granny’s oven-fried chicken, which is a big accolade in this household.
The best part is, this is even less work than that recipe, which gives it a bonus point in my books. Seriously, this is such a quick and easy crunchy chicken recipe. It takes between 30 and 40 minutes from start to finish, which gives you enough time to whip up a side dish to go along with it.
All you need is 4 ingredients: chicken breasts, stovetop stuffing mix (in the flavor of your choosing), milk, and cream of chicken soup. We use the milk and cream of chicken soup instead of egg to hold the breading in place. Trust me y’all, this adds the perfect pop of flavor AND ensures the chicken is deliciously moist and tender at the end. Then instead of breadcrumbs, we use crumbled stuffing mix. Sounds weird, but tastes so good.
All you’re gonna do is crush the stuffing mix, mix together the soup and milk, and then dip each chicken breast in the soup mixture and then the stuffing mixture. Pop these on a greased baking sheet and let them cook until golden brown.
Serve this with a side of Homemade Mashed Potatoes, Roast Vegetables, Parmesan Fries, Zucchini Fries, Fresh Green Beans, or Loaded Baked Potato Salad and you will have the perfect meal.
Enjoy!
What You’ll Need to Make Stuffing-Coated Chicken:
Recipe Ingredients
- Cream of chicken soup (here’s my homemade cream of chicken soup recipe).
- Milk
- Boxed stuffing mix (the flavor of your choice)
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Helpful Kitchen Tools
How to Make Stuffing-Coated Chicken:
Start by placing the stuffing mix in a large zipper seal bag and beating the living mess out of it with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer.
You can also use a food processor.
It will look like this.
Stir together the milk and cream soup in a small bowl or measuring cup until well blended.
Make a breading station by placing the stuffing mix crumbs in one bowl and the soup mixture in another.
Dip each chicken breast on both sides into the soup…
Then into the crushed stuffing mix, both sides as well.
Place these on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
Thicker chicken breasts will need closer to 30 minutes and thinner breasts will be closer to 20 minutes.
To check for doneness, just cut in the center of one and pull it apart a bit to make sure there isn’t any pinkness.
Serve this hot and crispy stuffing-coated chicken as soon as it’s done with the side dish of your choice.
Recipe Notes
- Feel free to use any kind of stuffing mix. I’m using chicken but herb, pork, or turkey stuffing mix all work as well.
- You can also use chicken tenders instead of chicken breasts. Just reduce the cooking time accordingly.
- For extra flavor, add 1 minced garlic clove or 1/2 cup of shredded cheese to the soup mixture. Cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, or even Colby Jack cheese work.
- Another way to add flavor? Pour 1/4 cup of melted butter over the coated chicken breasts before baking.
- You can also swap the cream of chicken soup for cream of mushroom soup.
Recipe FAQs
How do you get the coating to stick to the chicken?
Here are some tips if you’re struggling:
- Pat dry the chicken breasts with a paper towel before adding the coating.
- Ensure all surface area is covered in the milk and soup mixture.
- Don’t be afraid to pat the coating onto the chicken with your hands to ensure it sticks.
- A final option is to place the chicken on a wire rack or platter in the fridge for 30 minutes before baking. This helps the ingredients solidify and thus stick better.
What should I coat my chicken with?
You can coat chicken in panko breadcrumbs, cracker crumbs, cereal crumbs, or… stuffing mix!
What do you serve with stuffing-coated chicken?
You can serve your crunchy chicken with so many different side dishes:
- Homemade Mashed Potatoes
- Roast Vegetables
- Parmesan Fries
- Zucchini Fries
- Fresh Green Beans
- Loaded Baked Potato Salad
- Roasted Asparagus
- Zucchini and Squash
- 3-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits
- Country Gravy
You may also like these crunchy chicken recipes:
Blackened Chicken With Cheese Topping
Fried Chicken Cordon Bleu, Southern-Style
3-Ingredient Ritz Cracker Chicken
Chicken Planks (Like Chicken Fingers, Only Better)
Southern Fried Chicken (Fuss-Free)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 box stovetop stuffing mix
- 1 10-ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Place the stuffing mix in a large zipper seal bag and crush it with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer (or your hands).1 box stovetop stuffing mix
- In a bowl or measuring cup, stir together the canned soup and milk until well blended.1 10-ounce can cream of chicken soup, 1/2 cup milk
- Pour stuffing mix crumbs into one bowl and the soup mixture into another.
- Dip each chicken breast, on both sides, first into the soup mixture and then into the stuffing mix crumbs.4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Place them on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and no longer pink in the center.
Nutrition
Mmm, will definitely be trying this, as I love chicken breasts and Stove Top Stuffing!
I have had a Kindle ereader since they first became available, and I got the Paperwhite when it came out.
Books have been my great love since childhood, and while I do miss paper books, my eyesight has deteriorated to the point I can’t read the print. So happy that I can adjust the text on my Kindle. 🙂
That is a handy feature! The portability of an ereader can’t be beat and if you have one you can read in the dark, that is another plus. I guess Im just preparing for my life in a small cabin in the middle of the woods with kerosene lanterns and grandfather clocks 🙂 A life like that needs an amazing set of books!
Another great thing about the Kindle (I have the larger Kindle Fire) is that you don’t
have to find a place to file the books and you don’t have to dust them.
I’ve thought about purchasing a kindle paperwhite for convenience, but I just really love the idea of an actual book too! Hmm…decisions decisions!
Chicken looks delicious.
I love my Kobo e reader, mainly because of the lightness of the “book” and the fact that I can carry so many books with me and its only as heavy as the ereader. I sit my twin grand daughters every day, I drive 20 k to get there, and am there from 7am to around 5pm they still have naps so reading is a good way to be quiet, and I can read at odd times without loosing my place.
I was going to make your “Granny’s Oven Fried Chicken” this weekend – but I may have to try this recipe instead!! Sounds really good and really easy!
I’ve made this with cream of mushroom soup, which tastes great too! yummy simple recipe.
Great to know! thank you!
I love the feel of a book in my hands,too. Even though I do more reading on my iPad because it’s so easy to download the books and carry it with you. I just read “To Kill A Mockingbird” because my grandson’s English class is reading it. He has really liked this book and wanted to discuss it with me. I had to read it to keep up with him,but I enjoyed it. I read his copy from the school library. Now,we are eagerly awaiting Harper Lee’s sequel to come out!
You know, I have never read To Kill A Mockingbird but it is on my list. I like having great books to look forward to. I have mixed feelings about her new book, with so many people saying she never wanted it to be published, but I’d love to hear what you think about it after reading!
I haven’t pre-ordered it yet, but I will read it. I think that maybe it was found just as Harper Collins and her lawyer described and Nelle (Harper Lee) decided to go ahead and print it now rather than posthumously, or that she always knew where it was and changed her mind about publishing it in her lifetime-after all of the comments, bet she’s wishing that one back!
Her late sister, Alice, was still sharp as a tack at over 100. I think a lot of the negative comments are simply sour grapes. They are only discussing senility because she’s 88; at 48, no one would even bring it up, and she could very well be sharp as a tack, and only be in an assisted living facility because of physical problems, not mental ones, but then that’s just my point of view. Maybe it won’t be as good as Mockingbird, maybe it will be, or be even better. We should all just wait until July and see, and enjoy the unexpected gift we’ve all been given.
I like “real” books, too, BUT, it’s hard, even after purging 50 years of books, to find room for more, and the big heavy ones are hard for arthritic hands to hold. I really like being able to adjust the font size so I can read comfortably, and I love the backlight on the Paperwhite. Like you, I can turn the room light off, get in bed, read, and not have to get back up to turn the light off.
I can also be read to with my old 3G Kindle Keyboard while I am making a rug or cross stitching. The Text to Speech is sometimes really laughable, but I can get through a lot more books that way, and it doesn’t cost extra. I like that. So, after being really resistant to getting a Kindle, you’ll now pry it out of my cold, dead hands.
I also love both my e-reader and hardbound books! I was thrilled to get my mother’s set of the Louisa May Alcott series… from “Little Women” to “Rose in Bloom.” While growing up, I spent many hours reading and re-reading each one. Now I can start again!
Will be sure to try this recipe. My son gave me “Come Home to Dinner” for Mother’s Day and he has liked every recipe we’ve tried so far.
Oh my! Kim, you may or may not want to look at this copy of Little Women in the Puffin In Bloom line from Penguin. It is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever seen. I’m going to post a photo on my instagram later. I’m so glad you enjoy my book and thank you for the honor of being in your home!
I’ll look for your Instagram photo, thanks! So many fun book items on Pinterest too. Here’s my board: https://www.pinterest.com/kkpolzin/bookish/. It amuses me every time my husband promises not to “read the ink off the page” when he borrows something to read… found a pin that captures it: “This book has been used, but its words are still good!”
Thank you Kim, I will have to check out your board!!
One day I was pounding chicken breasts and my daughter came into the kitchen and asked, “Do you want to talk about it?” LOL
LOL!!! LOVE IT!