Cooking chicken can get incredibly boring, if you don't change it up every now and then. The good news is that it is also extremely versatile. I am constantly on the lookout for new ideas and recipes to give it a fresh approach- I get bored easily ! Sometimes when I'm out grocery shopping I pick up random ingredients that grab my interest with no particular recipe in mind. I recently brought home a log of goat cheese and combined that with some sun dried tomato and herbs for a simple stuffing for my chicken breasts. It was moist and flavorful and combined with a mushroom sauce tasted like a good restaurant style meal. So go ahead and try this at home...
Recipe for Stuffed Chicken breasts:
2 large chicken breasts butterflied
2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
1 tbsp flour
2 tbsp sun dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
4 chunks of goat cheese
1 Tbsp fresh thyme
salt and pepper
1. Combine the cheese, sun dried tomato and thyme in a bowl and season well.
2. Stuff the chicken breasts and season. Dust them with the flour.
3. Heat the oil in a saute pan and brown the chicken on both sides.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and cook the chicken for about 20 minutes or till it cooks through to the center and serve immediately.
Mushroom Sauce:
1 shallot diced finely
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 tsp thyme
salt and pepper
1 tbsp butter or live oil
1 tsp flour
1/2 cup beef broth
1. Heat the butter or oil in a pan and saute the shallots followed by the mushrooms until golden. Season and add in the thyme.
2. Add in the flour and cook briefly followed by hot beef broth. Stir or whisk till the sauce is smooth and serve hot.
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