Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken ( Cilantro or Chives )

I have been getting asked where I get these recipes from and to answer everyone's questions- These recipes are all my own. I create them all myself-

- This dinner turned out WAY better than I thought because this was my FIRST time trying to stuff a chicken breast. My husband gobbled it all up, I had to stop him from running for the next piece so he had enough to take to work for lunch- Hopefully y'all will enjoy this delicious dinner as much as we did..

 The Things You're Going To Need

1. 3 chicken breast
2. 1 packet of Chicken Shake & Bake
3. Cream Cheese ( 8 oz )
4. Creole seasoning ( 2 teaspoons )
5. Handful of Cilantro and Chives
6. Butter ( 4 tablespoons )
7. Extra virgin olive oil ( 2 tablespoons )
8. Foil
9. Oven-proof pan ( I use glass )

Preheat oven at 350.

I always soak my chicken in water a little bit before I start to cut away on them. After you let them soak for a couple mins, take each breast out and slice a big enough opening to stuff your mixture into. You're opening can be as big as you want it, and anywhere you decide.

Take your 1 packet of Shake & Bake, add your creole seasoning into the premade mix. Put your chicken into the bag and shake away.

After you have your chicken all coated, your going to put aside then take your chives and cilantro- wash them off  ( mine came from my garden, so fresh ). Chop them both into fine pieces (separately) and put them off to the side.

In a bowl you will want to add in 4 oz of the cream cheese. Take a spoon and mash the cream cheese until it's soft. Add in your chives and mix together till it makes a smooth paste.



You will want to take a spoon, start stuffing your chicken with the paste. I had 3 chicken breast so I did two with the chives. -

When done with the chive paste, repeat again but with the cilantro and cream cheese. I put the cilantro mixture in 1 chicken breast. You can choose however you want which mixture you want in the chicken breast.

After all of your chicken breasts are stuffed, you want to take your pan and put your 2 tablespoons of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) at the bottom. Take your pan, shake it around so the oil gets all over the bottom.

Put the chicken in the pan, take the remainder of the shake and bake and spread it across the top of the chicken.

With your chicken sitting in your pan you will want to take your 4 tablespoons of butter and put 1 tables spoon between each chicken, ( which makes four ) - Picture below to show.

Now that your chicken is ready to be cooked, put some foil on top and pop it in the oven for 1 hr and 30 mins.

When your chicken is done cooking, take out and let sit for about 10-15 mins still covered so the chicken can gather up all those delicious flavors floating around. When done, cut away and enjoy the juicy, tender, full of flavor stuffed chicken.

I decided to add 1 more thing to this blog. With this dinner I decided to make a easy make pasta dish.

 This is very simple-

You're going to need

- Angel hair pasta

- 1 teaspoon of EVOO

- 1 McCormick Pesto Packet

- Milk (1/2 cup)

- Handful of fresh Sweet Basil Leaves. ( chopped )

- Large boiling pot

- Small pot

Fill your pot of 1/2 way with water. While waiting for the water to boil drop your 1 teaspoon of EVOO in. ( It helps the noodles from not sticking ).

When water comes to a boil, drop as much pasta as you want it, it always makes a lot. Boil for 10 mins or however long it takes to soften your pasta. Then, Drain. Put back in pot when drained.

Take your small pot, put your pesto packet in along with your 1/2 cup of milk let boil and then take off heat after boil.

Cut up your sweet basil, stir into the pesto sauce. Let sit for 5 mins.

After, stir pesto/ sweet basil sauce in your angel hair pasta. - Mix and your done!

Happy Tuesday Everyone :)

Creamy Enchilada Tacos

Being that my husband and I are taco lovers, we always use ground beef or ground turkey but this time we decided to use pork chops. It was one of those days where we didn't have anything set out or planned to make. I sat down on the kitchen floor and reached into my cupboard and just started pulling out cans. First we wanted to make some Chili Verde but being me I always throw things together and somehow they always turn out delicious.  These tacos have the perfect taste and just the right temperature not to burn your mouth with spiciness. But, then again we like our stuff HOT. 

You will need - -

Crock Pot Ingredients

• 3 /  1inch  boneless pork chops - Cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 can of Mexicorn
• 1 can of Ranch Style Pinto Beans w/ Jalapenos
• 1 can of Mexican Lime & Cilantro Rotel ( Hot)
• 3 cans of diced green chilies ( Mild )
• 1 whole onion (diced)
• 1 1/2 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 teaspoons of creole seasons
• 1/2 of a packet of McCormick taco seasoning (mild)
• Handful of Cilantro

After you have all of these ingredients you will want to add of them together EXCEPT for the Cilantro. You will cook on High for 4 hours.

30 mins before serving you will want to take 1/2 of the handful of the Cilantro and add to the mixture in the crock pot.

Cream Mixture

• 16 ounces of Sour Cream
• 1 bag of McCormick Mild Taco Seasoning

Mix together. Let chill until your 4 hours in the crock pot is done.

When everything in the crock pot is done this is going to be where you are going to have to eyeball just how much you want to be mixed together. I took another bowl and transferred some of the crock mix and some of the cream mix together. I left some of the crock pot mixture alone to have as a soup later. It's up to you if you want to use ALL of it or use it for a soup, it's very good.

With your mixture mixed, start heating up your tortillas. My husband and I use these, we LOVE them. Hopefully you will too.

Tortillas heated, on a plate. Drop a couple tablespoons of combined mixture, add cheese on top, some cilantro and then if wanted some more HEAT drizzle some Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce on top. For those who have no idea what it is, here's a picture:

Roll it on up, and ENJOY. They are going to be a little messy so make sure you don't have a white shirt on and keep a couple of napkins on hand.

Also, I'd like to get a huge dedication for this post to my Mother.

Happy Mothers Day, Mama. I get my passion for cooking from my mama. Sure don't know where I would be today without her. I love you, Mom.