Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Cheese-stuffed Chicken Breasts


Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs (regular or panko) or flour
  • 1 tbsp. parsley
  • 2 oz. cheese, cut into small squares - goat, feta or other mild white cheese
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/4 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil

Directions:

  1. Preheat broiler to high
  2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl
  3. Cut a horizontal slit deep into each chicken breast
  4. Stuff 2 tbsp. of cheese mixture into each slit
  5. Close opening with wooden toothpicks
  6. Sprinkle chicken with salt
  7. Heat large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat
  8. Add 1 tbsp. olive oil
  9. Brown each side of chicken breasts
  10. Arrange chicken on baking sheet
  11. Broil to your taste - 8 minutes or more

Serves 2 and goes well with the creamed spinach I posted yesterday.

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