Chicken Broccoli Bombs (Stuffed Chicken With Cheese)

Fried Chicken Breast Stuffed with Broccoli and drizzled in cheese sauce

Chicken Broccoli Bombs

We call them bombs because they are loaded with flavor! The cheese and the broccoli together make this a whole meal all in one. You can make these up ahead of time and keep in the freezer, making for an easy weeknight meal that the entire family will love.

Ingredients
  

For The Chicken

  • 3 Boneless Chicken Breasts
  • 1 ½ Cup Frozen Broccoli Florets chopped
  • ½ Small Red Onion minced
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic minced
  • 1 Teaspoon Butter
  • ¼ Cup Monterey Jack Cheese shredded
  • ¼ Cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
  • Salt and Pepper to Taste
  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 1 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Cup Italian Breadcrumbs
  • 2 Eggs
  • ¼ Cup Milk
  • 2 Cups Vegetable Oil

For The Cheese Sauce

  • 1 Teaspoon butter
  • 3 Teaspoon Flour
  • ¾ Cup Milk
  • 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

For For The Bombs

  • Clean the chicken by removing any fat or cartilage that the butcher did not catch.
  • Pound the chicken out to ¼ inch thick and set aside.
  • Start your filling by heating a frying pan on high heat and add your butter and onion.
  • Cook for 2 minutes then add your frozen broccoli and garlic, salt, and pepper.
  • Continue to cook for 5 minutes, add shredded cheese to the broccoli, turn the heat off and let it cool.
  • Take 2 tablespoons of the cooled broccoli mixture and place it in the center of your pounded chicken breast.
  • Roll the breast and broccoli mixture together like a burrito, folding in the sides.
  • Chill the rolled chicken in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove from freezer, remove chicken from plastic and make sure chicken is cool but not frozen.
  • Place the stuffed chicken in your seasoned flour (salt and pepper) and shake off any excess.
  • Then submerge in the egg mixture, then to the breadcrumb mixture.
  • Heat oil on medium-high heat.
  • Place the chicken in the frying pan and cook for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
  • Remove from oil and place on wire rack or paper towel to drain excess oil.
  • Bake for 15 min at 375 degrees F until internal temperature is 165 degrees F
    Fried Chicken breast with thermometer inserted

For The Cheese Sauce

  • Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat, add flour and stir together, cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add the milk and stir with a whisk to remove any clumps.
  • Add the shredded cheese and continue to mix for 5 minutes.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Notes

This cheese sauce is versatile and can be used on baked potato, nachos etc.
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