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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil or 4 sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon lemon, zest of, grated
  • 5 teaspoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast half

Recipe

  • 1 if using oil packed tomatoes, drain and finely chop.
  • 2 if using dried tomatoes, cover tomatoes with boiling water in a bowl.
  • 3 let stand 5 minutes.
  • 4 drain and finely chop.
  • 5 place 2 tbs.
  • 6 chopped tomatoes and half the lemon zest in a small bowl.
  • 7 add butter, parsley and salt.
  • 8 mix thoroughly and set aside.
  • 9 combine remaining tomatoes and zest in another bowl and mix thoroughly.
  • 10 using a sharp knife, cut horizontally through the center of each chicken breast to form a pocket.
  • 11 do not cut all the way through.
  • 12 divide tomato and lemon zest mixture into equal portions and spread in pocket of each chicken breast.
  • 13 turn on broiler.
  • 14 arrange chicken on a broiler pan and place 4 inches from heat source.
  • 15 broil 5 minutes.
  • 16 turn and broil another 4 minutes.
  • 17 spread tomato and butter mixture over chicken breasts.
  • 18 broil another 1-2 minutes or until chicken is opaque throughout.

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