Cheesy Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Breast – Tender and juicy chicken breasts are stuffed with a mouthwatering mixture of mozzarella cheese and bacon!  This stuffed chicken is cooked with buffalo sauce for an easy and tasty dinner!

stuffed chicken with bacon and buffalo sauce

What is Stuffed Chicken Breast?

Stuffed chicken is just what you think it is!  Large chicken breasts that are cut horizontally through the middle and stuffed with a super tasty filling!  For this recipe, our chicken breasts are stuffed with a mixture of cream cheese, mozzarella, bacon, and green onions.

 

How to Cook Stuffed Chicken:

Stuffed chicken is super easy to cook!  There is no need to even heat up your oven for this recipe.  Cheesy Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Breast is cooked to perfection right on your stove top.  You will simply need a large skillet with a tight fitting lid.  If you are using something like a cast iron skillet that doesn’t have a lid, you can just cover it with foil.

After the chicken is stuffed (see tips below!) you will smother it with buffalo sauce.  Then, place it directly into your piping hot skillet of olive oil and put the lid on the skillet.  The chicken will cook for 7 minutes, flip, then another 6-7 minute on the other side with the lid on as well.  It is important to make sure that chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees before consuming.  If you prefer, you can sear the chicken, then bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.

buffalo stuffed chicken

Tips for Making Cheesy Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Breast:

  • Watch the video below.  While it is a short video, you can see how I cut a “pocket” into the chicken breast.  You will slice through the chicken about 3/4 of the way through.
  • Use LARGE chicken breasts.  The recipe calls for 2 to 2 1/2 pounds total.  This will be about 3-4 chicken breasts.
  • Don’t overstuff your chicken.  You will stuff each breast with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture total.
  • Secure the chicken with toothpicks to hold in the filling.  This step is optional, but, it can be helpful.  You can see in the video that I did not use toothpicks to hold my chicken together.  However, if you are worried about the filling coming out, just secure the chicken with two toothpicks per breast.

mozzarella bacon stuffed chicken breast with buffalo sauce

Enjoy!

~Nichole

5 from 12 votes

Cheesy Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Breast

Cheesy Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Breast - Tender and juicy chicken breasts are stuffed with a mouthwatering mixture of mozzarella cheese and bacon!  This stuffed chicken is cooked with buffalo sauce for an easy and tasty dinner!
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • In a small bowl mix together the cream cheese, crumbled bacon, mozzarella, and green onions until well combined.
  • Lay the chicken breasts out on a cutting board. Make a pocket in each piece of chicken by making an even, horizontal, slice 3/4 of the way through each piece.
  • Season the chicken with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder.
  • Stuff each piece of chicken with about 2 Tablespoons of filling. Secure the chicken pockets with toothpicks if desired.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Once the olive oil is hot, add the chicken to the skillet and pour over 1/2 of the buffalo sauce.
  • Cover the skillet with a lid and allow the chicken to cook for 7 minutes.
  • Flip the chicken, pour on the remaining buffalo sauce.
  • Replace the lid and cook for 6-7 more minutes until chicken is cooked through.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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17 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I do not eat chicken, but I cook it for my husband and two sons! They absolutely love it. Thanks for the recipe.

  2. If i wanted to make this in the oven instead, at what temp and for how long would you reccomend cooking this at? Thanks!

  3. 5 stars
    So I made a Keto version(All Full Fat Cheeses) and a WW (Neufchatel and fat free Mozzarella)version last night and I will 100% make it again. I did have an issue with cheese oozing out and have a giant burnt mess in my pan…and the house was super smokey, but it was so worth it!! So good! Next time I will try the toothpicks and less filling ( I am dumb and used 2 TBSP cream cheese and about 1/4cup cheese, plus a slice of bacon and green onion PER BREAST! I think ,had I listened, I wouldn’t have the burnt mess. lol. I probably ended with the 2 TBSP filling per breast after the abundance leaked out lol. DON’T BE LIKE ME- BUT DO TRY IT!!! I also added minced garlic to my buffalo sauce! Such a good flavor!

  4. 5 stars
    Oh my goodness, this is sooooooo good!!!! So good that I made it for my boyfriend and i two nights in a row. I never do that!! I made the recipe exactly as instructed (except stuffed the chicken with more than 2 tbsp :D). I used toothpicks since I packed the chicken breast full of the cheese bacon goodness. Only had a little leak out.

    I was hesitant cooking the chicken on the pan with the sauce and cheese, thinking it might burn. I was tempted to do the oven method but so glad I didn’t! The chicken came out perfectly both times. Cooked 7 on one side and 7 on the other. Served it with a salad on the side.

    I know for sure that we will be making this recipe often!

    THANK YOU!!