Stuffed Chicken Breasts - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
Preparation
    If using oil packed tomatoes, drain and finely chop.
    If using dried tomatoes, cover tomatoes with boiling water in a bowl.
    Let stand 5 minutes.
    Drain and finely chop.
    Place 2 Tbs.
    chopped tomatoes and half the lemon zest in a small bowl.
    Add butter, parsley and salt.
    Mix thoroughly and set aside.
    Combine remaining tomatoes and zest in another bowl and mix thoroughly.
    Using a sharp knife, cut horizontally through the center of each chicken breast to form a pocket.
    Do not cut all the way through.
    Divide tomato and lemon zest mixture into equal portions and spread in pocket of each chicken breast.
    Turn on broiler.
    Arrange chicken on a broiler pan and place 4 inches from heat source.
    Broil 5 minutes.
    Turn and broil another 4 minutes.
    Spread tomato and butter mixture over chicken breasts.
    Broil another 1-2 minutes or until chicken is opaque throughout.

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