Easy Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken with feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, artichoke hearts, and kalamata olives is bursting with flavor and is remarkably tender. This simple yet flavorful recipe is a marvelous example of just how amazing chicken can be!
Howโs your dinner game coming along?
And more importantly, how is your relationship with stuffed chicken?
My 4-Ingredient Mediterranean Stuffed Salmon and my Mushroom and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast have been so well-loved since posting them that I figured it would be wise to revisit the topic by combining forces.
As it turns out, stuffing chicken with feta cheese, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach is one of the best decisions Iโve made all year!
The result is amazingly tender chicken with briny, tangy flavorful goodies just bursting out of it.
Easy enough to make on any given weeknight, or lovely for making in bulk for meal prepping, this versatile dinner recipe has a fancy date night vibe in addition to being so simple and rustic.
Ingredients for Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken:
For the Chicken Breasts: Chicken breasts, avocado oil, paprika, garlic powder, sea salt.
If youโve never stuffed chicken breasts before, no sweat. You simply slice a little pocket into them, drizzle them with avocado oil and sprinkle them with seasonings before scooping the stuffing inside.
It may take a second to get the hang of slicing the chicken breast open, but once you have it down, the technique is easy!
The Stuffing: Feta cheese, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, onion, kalamata olives, and spinach.
Everything gets sautรฉed and cooked together on the stove top to create the stuffing for the chicken breasts. It comes together very quickly and yields such a wildly flavorful combination!
Feel free to improvise by adding roasted garlic, roasted bell peppers, capers, pepperoncinis or any other boldly flavorful ingredients you feel would work well for you.
How to Make Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Give the chicken breasts a quick rinse under cool water, then pat them dry with a paper towel.
Lay the breasts flat on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to carefully cut a slit (or โpocketโ) into each breast.
Coat the outside of each breast with avocado oil and sprinkle with paprika, garlic powder, and sea salt. Place the breasts in a large casserole dish.
Heat 1 tablespoon of avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high and add the onion. Sautรฉ, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and kalamata olives, followed by the baby spinach. Cover the skillet for a couple of minutes to allow the spinach to wilt.
Stir in the feta cheese and mix well until the mixture is well-combined.
Scoop the stuffing mixture into each chicken breast. Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Serve Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken with your choice of side dishes and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions:
What to serve with stuffed chicken?
My biased opinion is that my Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Vegetables or my Easy Sautรฉed Vegetables are always a great (and nutritious) pairing.
Caramelized Onion & Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes are an amazing sidekick as well! Or Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower for low-carb.
More veggies? Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Beet Arugula Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette, or Sautรฉed Brussel Sprouts with Butter and Garlic are all brilliant side dishes to go alongside Mediterranean chicken as well.
And thatโs it! Everything you need to make amazing, flavorful stuffed chicken breasts that will keep you going back for more!
Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp avocado oil divided
- 1 ยฝ tsp ground paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ยฝ tsp sea salt
- โ yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 cup artichoke hearts chopped
- ยฝ cup kalamata olives chopped
- ยฝ cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 6 ounces feta cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Give the chicken breasts a rinse under water, then pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Lay the breasts flat on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to carefully cut a slit (or โpocketโ) into each breast.
- Coat the outside of each breast with avocado oil and sprinkle with paprika, garlic powder, and sea salt. Place the breasts in a large casserole dish.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high and add the onion. Saute, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and kalamata olives, followed by the baby spinach. Cover the skillet for a couple of minutes to allow the spinach to wilt.
- Stir in the feta cheese and mix well until the mixture is well-combined.
- Scoop the stuffing mixture into each chicken breast. Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Serve Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken with your choice of side dishes and enjoy!
I made this last night for dinner and it was amazing! Iโve always loved chicken but never made stuffed breasts before but Iโll sure be making them from now on . I adore Mediterranean food so this seemed like a no brainer and something weโd like and it did not disappoint. Wonder flavor , juicy , tender and amazing. I did add garlic to the stuffing though . Iโll definitely be making these again . Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us and once again, it was amazing!
I’m so happy you enjoy it, Greg! I love how flavorful it turns out without much added effort. I’ll definitely be adding garlic the next time I make them! xo
@Julia, what temperature should the oven be? Thank you!
@Julia, sorry I see now itโs 375 ๐
What did you put on top of chicken breasts for that color?
Hi there! It’s ground paprika! ๐ Let me know if you have any other questions! xo
I haven’t made stuffed chicken breasts in a long time. This will make a lovely dinner.