Recipe: Tasty Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese

Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese. Kosher salt This recipe is EXCELLENT! I added a few leaves of shredded fresh spinach to the inside of each chicken breast. The goat cheese made the chicken incredibly tender.

Cut a slit in each chicken breast to form a pocket; stuff with mixture. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high. Using a spatula, mix them until creamy and totally incorporated. You can cook Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese using 15 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese

1. You need of Chicken.
2. You need 1 head of garlic.
3. Prepare 6 oz of garlic and herbed spreadable cheese.
4. It's 2 lb of chicken breasts.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of freshly ground peppercorn.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of Montreal chicken seasoning.
8. You need 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
9. You need of Peas.
10. You need 3 cup of English peas.
11. It's 1 tbsp of sweet cream butter.
12. It's 1/4 tsp of Mediterranean Sea salt.
13. It's 1/4 tsp of freshly ground peppercorn.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of goat cheese.
15. You need 1/2 cup of shredded parmegiano-reggiano cheese.

Add the basil leaves and gently stir until all leaves are coated with the goat cheese mixture. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, goat cheese, almonds, parsley, and a pinch of pepper. Cover chicken with plastic wrap and pound with a heavy object to an even ¼" thickness. Remove plastic wrap and season chicken on both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F..
2. Remove white papery skin from garlic head but do not separate or peel the individual cloves..
3. Wrap garlic in foil and bake at 350°F for 1 hour..
4. Separate cloves and squeeze to extract the pulp. Discard skins..
5. Combine pulp and spreadable cheese and stir well..
6. Cut a horizontal slit in the chicken breasts but not all the way through and open like a book..
7. Spread the garlic-cheese mixture on the breasts and fold to retain their original shape. You can secure the chicken shut with toothpicks or cooking twine; mine was fine with no securing..
8. Add salt, pepper, and chicken seasoning to both sides of the breasts..
9. Heat oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat..
10. Add chicken the the pan and cook 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned..
11. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°F; let stand for 5 minutes..
12. While the chicken is baking, add butter to a sauce pan over medium-low heat..
13. Add peas to the pan..
14. Season with salt and pepper; stir to mix elements together..
15. Add the goat cheese and mix until slightly melted and incorporated..
16. Add the rest of the cheese and stir until melted..
17. Place the peas on the plate and top with the chicken..
18. Served hot and enjoy..

These were good, but lacking something. I pounded the breasts flat and rolled the cheese/herb up, securing with a skewer. Combine the goat cheese, herbs, garlic and pepper. Place a generous tablespoon of the cheese mixture between the skin and the meat of each breast. Replace the skin over the cheese and tuck all the edges of the meat and skin under to form a neat package.