Stuffed Chicken Breast with Herbed Butter

Stuffed Chicken Breast with Herbed Butter

Recipe:

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• ½ cup grated mozzarella cheese
• ½ cup chopped bell peppers (or any of your favorite vegetables)
• 1 tbsp fresh basil & parsley chopped
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Knorr Aromat seasoning, to taste
• 2 large basil leaves or thin cabbage leaf cut into two pieces
• 1tbsp olive oil

Method:

• Preheat oven at 220’C or 425’F.
• With a sharp knife, make pockets in chicken breast, piercing from the thickest end and moving the knife inside till the edges. Keep the edges intact so that chicken breast becomes a pocket with opening at the thickest end.

• Mix chopped bell peppers / your favorite vegetables with grated mozzarella and chopped fresh herbs. Season with salt & pepper.

• Stuff the above mixture in chicken breasts.

• In the open end of the chicken breast pocket, insert the basil or cabbage leaf in such a manner that pocket is closed

• Season the chicken with freshly ground black pepper & Knorr Aromat seasoning.

• Lightly heat olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry chicken breasts each side for 1 to 2 mins till beautifully golden.

• Transfer chicken breasts to a greased baking dish and bake for 20 mins or until cooked through.
• Take the baking dish out and let the chicken sit for 5 minutes so that juices inside are distributed evenly.
• In the serving platter, cut at angle, the baked chicken breasts into thick slices. Drizzle over with herbed butter and serve with mashed potatoes & veges. 

Herbed butter

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp solid salted butter
• 1tbsp fresh available chopped herbs (parsley, basil, chives, tarragon)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Ground black pepper, optional

Method:

• Mince & mix all the above ingredients in a mortar with pestle.
• Transfer the mixture to heated frying pan and stir quickly till butter is melted.
• Drizzle the butter sauce over stuffed chicken breast pieces, mashed potatoes and vegetables.

~ Bon Appétit!

Juicy Chicken Breast with Basil Sauce

Juicy Chicken Breast with Basil Sauce

Made this really succulent & tender chicken breast drizzled over with delicious homemade rich basil oil sauce and served with homemade smooth, creamy & buttery mashed potatoes.
Yum!

Recipe

Juicy Chicken Breast

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 large lemon
• 1tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt & white pepper, to taste
• 1tbsp butter

Method:

• Preheat oven at 200’C.
• Season chicken breasts with salt & pepper.
• Add chopped parsley, basil and lemon juice and rub all over.
• Now coat chicken pieces with olive oil and let sit for 15-30 mins.

• Melt butter in a sauté pan and place chicken breasts with good side (side from where skin is removed) facing the pan.

• Fry it for 3-4 mins till this side is beautifully browned.
• Now flip over and fry 3-4 mins.

• Now if your sauté pan has metal handle, you can place this pan in the oven. Or you can transfer chicken and all the marinate & juices in a baking dish and place in the oven.

• Bake for 20 mins.
• Your chicken is ready.
• Drizzle over with basil sauce and serve with your favorite sides. I did with mashed potatoes & light fried green beans.

Basil Sauce

Ingredients:

• ½ cup packed basil leaves, chopped
• ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 1 large clove garlic

Method:

• Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth and uniformly green. I used pestle & mortar because I love it!

• Drizzle over juicy chicken breasts you just prepared.

Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 2 large Peeled boiled potatoes
• ½ cup Half-and-half (cream and milk)
• Black pepper, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• 4 tbsp melted butter

Method:

• Potatoes were mashed until smooth with half-and-half (milk & cream), butter, salt and pepper.
• Serve with succulent chicken breast you just cooked drizzled over with rich basil sauce.

Bon Appétit!