This Buffalo Stuffed Chicken is a easy weeknight meal. It’s stuffed with cream cheese and blue cheese, then baked with a buffalo sauce glaze and topped with blue cheese dressing.
» You may also like this Low-Carb Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast.
If you’re a fan of buffalo chicken wings, then this buffalo stuffed chicken is going to become your new favorite dish.
I love buffalo sauce and am always looking for creative ways to incorporate it into a meal. This recipe was inspired by this recipe from That Low Carb Life. It’s stuffed with blue cheese and cream cheese, then covered with buffalo sauce and ranch dressing. I’ve left out the ranch dressing and opted to use blue cheese dressing instead.
The blue cheese filling gets all warm and melted inside, and when you cut into it, there’s just the right amount of filling to chicken in each bite.
This recipe is super easy to make and if you have left overs, you can use it to make buffalo chicken stuffed peppers or this delicious low-carb buffalo chicken pizza (one of my favorites!).
We’re huge fans of blue cheese in my house. You might also like this Flank Steak Salad with Blue Cheese.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Chicken breasts – Boneless and skinless. You’ll want to use plump boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe, so they are fat enough to cut a pocket in the middle.
- Cream cheese – Softened
- Blue cheese – Crumbles. You could also use gorgonzola or feta.
- Buffalo sauce – You can find this at your local grocery store. It’s a great low carb sauce.
- Blue cheese dressing – We use this homemade blue cheese dressing because we know everything in it so there is no hidden sugar to through you off.
How to Make Buffalo Stuffed Chicken
You’ll want to use plump boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe, so they are fat enough to cut a pocket in the middle.
The easiest way to cut the pocket is to place the chicken piece flat on the table, then put your hand flat on the top. With a sharp knife, slice through the center of the chicken, taking care not to break through the other side. It’s even easier if the chicken is slightly frozen.
Use a small knife, like a paring knife rather than a large utility or chef’s knife, so you have more control.
Once the pocket is cut into the chicken pieces, put them aside and mix up the filling. This is just cream cheese and blue cheese. If you don’t like blue cheese, you can leave it out, or replace it with a different cheese like feta or gorgonzola, which is less pungent than blue.
Get a scoop of filling on a spoon and pack it into the pocket of the chicken. When all pieces have been stuffed, wash your hands. You can secure the edges of the chicken with a toothpick, if you like. It’s not necessary, but it does keep the filling from pouring out as it cooks.
Pour some buffalo sauce into a dish. Using a basting brush, paint the buffalo sauce all over the outsides of the chicken. Place the chicken in a baking dish, with at least an inch of space in between each.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes on 375° F. The final cooking time depends on how thick your chicken pieces were. If they are thin, they’ll need 25 minutes. For thick, they’ll need up to 30 minutes to cook through.
Check the internal temperature of the chicken to be sure they are done. They should register 165 degrees.
For serving, drizzle the chicken with extra buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frank’s Red Hot Sauce keto?
Yes! It is a great way to add flavor to your keto recipes. It has 0 grams of net carbs!
I don’t like blue cheese, what can I substitute?
Blue cheese isn’t for everyone! You can always just leave the blue cheese crumbles out or use feta or gorgonzola in it’s place. You can replace the blue cheese dressing with homemade low carb ranch dressing . Check this list for great cheese options.
What to Serve With Buffalo Stuffed Chicken
This chicken goes well with a lot of different side dishes. Try it with this parmasan roasted asparagus or delicious pan fried brussels sprouts.
A side salad is also a great accompaniment for this buffalo stuffed chicken. Try a strawberry spinach salad or make a simple garden salad.
Looking for more great chicken main dish recipes? You might like to try this Low-Carb Cajun Chicken “Pasta”, Keto Orange Chicken or Mediterranean Chicken Skewers.
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Buffalo Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce divided
- 2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Place the chicken breasts flat on a cutting board and use a sharp small-bladed knife to cut a pocket into each piece, being careful not to cut through to the other side. Set chicken aside.
- Add the cream cheese and blue cheese to a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Stuff each chicken piece with 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture.
- Place the chicken in a 9″x13″ baking dish. Pour half of the buffalo sauce into a small dish. Brush it evenly over the chicken.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken registers 165 degrees.
- To serve, pour blue cheese dressing and the remaining buffalo sauce over the top of each piece.
Nutrition
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This looks absolutely delicious! I love stuffed chicken, and this recipe with cream cheese and blue cheese sounds divine. It’s on my cooking list 🙂
Thanks. It’s one of our favorites.
Wow, you got me with blue cheese and cream cheese on this, sounds yummy!
I really loved how easy it is to make!! Such a huge hit!
oh my this is not your typical chicken breast recipe. I’d never have thought of putting blue cheese on chicken, yum!
Oh, blue cheese goes really well with chicken! The blue cheese and buffalo sauce is a classic combo that can be used in many different ways.
I’m all about buffalo sauce and spicy chicken. This is so good!
I love the look of this! My husband would devour these! We always have chicken in the house and I’ve frozen some fresh chicken breasts to keep since we can’t go out to the shops like normal. I do find myself getting stuck in a dinner rut sometimes though, so I really want to try these, to keep things fresh!
This looks SO good! How comforting and delicious…I have to try this soon 😀
Yummy gooey goodness. I like that recipe is more of an actual main course rather than an appetizer. Buffalo flavored anything is a weakness of mine.
It’s a weakness of mine too. 🙂
Sounds like an easy recipe to make quickly!
It is, and super tasty!
This looks so good. We love buffalo chicken wings so I know this is going to be a huge hit at my house.