Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Everything Bagel Chicken Stuffed with Cream Cheese
Chicken with everything-bagel seasoning has a savory outside worth looking forward to. Cut into the middle and there is a creamy garlic and onion filling waiting inside. It is an inviting dinner to sit down to when you want something familiar with a little surprise in the center.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 5 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Soften cheese before mixing
Mix the softened cream cheese with garlic and green onions before cutting the chicken pockets and dividing the filling.
2. Make a horizontal pocket
Cut a slit across each breast for the filling, keeping the preparation ready for stuffing before the outside seasoning.
3. Coat every outside surface
Roll each filled breast in the everything-bagel seasoning so all sides are coated before placing in the baking dish.
Get to know the ingredients
Softened cream cheese
Use softened cheese so the pressed garlic and green onions mix through it before it is divided among the breasts.
Pressed garlic
Press the cloves before mixing them into the cream cheese with the green onions for the pocket filling.
Everything-bagel seasoning
This is the outside coating, applied after stuffing rather than stirred into the cream-cheese mixture.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Check the thickest chicken
Bake until the chicken reaches the stated 165°F internal temperature, using its size and thickness when judging the cooking window.
A little more help as you go
Toothpicks are optional help
If a stuffed pocket needs help staying closed, secure it with a toothpick before rolling the chicken in seasoning.
Two baking vessels are included
Place the coated chicken on a baking sheet or in a casserole dish for the oven cook.
A few questions you might have
Does everything seasoning go into the cheese?
The filling contains cream cheese, garlic and green onions. Roll the stuffed chicken in the seasoning afterward for its outside coating.
How is the filling shared?
Divide it equally among the four breasts after cutting their horizontal pockets, securing closed if needed before seasoning.
Can I use a casserole dish?
Yes. A casserole dish or baking sheet is included for holding the stuffed, seasoned chicken during baking.
Do I fry the chicken first?
There is no separate frying stage. The filled and coated breasts go directly onto the baking vessel for the oven.
Why might one breast take longer?
The cooking time varies with each breast's size and thickness, so check the stated internal temperature rather than timing alone.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: easyfamilyrecipes.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
