This 30-minute Ruth Chris stuffed chicken is the perfect crowd-pleaser meal. This copycat recipe is made with crispy chicken breasts stuffed with a ranch dressing and cream cheese filling that tastes excellent served with rice or mashed potatoes.
Mix the cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, cheddar cheese, and ranch seasoning in a bowl until smooth and thick.
Place the chicken breasts on a chopping board and gently cut down the middle using a sharp knife. Be careful not to cut through the breasts.
Mix the paprika, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small bowl.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (230 degrees Celsius).
Stuff each chicken breast with the cream cheese filling and stitch the stuffed chicken with toothpicks around the sides to hold it in place.
Sprinkle the paprika seasoning over the top.
Line a baking tray with foil and place each stuffed chicken breast on top. Spoon or spread the butter over each chicken breast.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until golden brown, and use a thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius).
Recipe Notes
Closed chickenDon't worry if the cheese pours out of the chicken during cooking. This is supposed to happen, unlike other stuffed chicken recipes like cordon bleu that holds the cheese inside sealed with toothpicks or breadcrumbs.Extra crispy skinBuy chicken breasts with the skin on to give this Ruth Chris stuffed chicken a lovely crispy skin. The skin, when coated in butter, makes it extra crispy and gives it a lovely golden brown color.Make sure to switch the oven on first.The oven must be really hot if you want to give the stuffed chicken a crispy texture on the outside, so make sure to switch it on before starting with the prep.Buy the block of cheddar cheese.If you want that creamy cheese sauce texture from the shredded sharp cheddar cheese, buy it in block form and grate it yourself rather than buying the pre-shredded packaged cheddar cheese, as it contains a powdered coating that prevents it from melting properly.