Basil Chicken With Feta Slow Cooker Food

BASIL CHICKEN WITH FETA SLOW COOKER RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Place the chicken into the bottom of your cooker, and add the entire can of tomatoes, and toss in the rinsed garbanzo beans. Sprinkle on green olives, add the basil leaves(I left my leaves whole) and crumble on the feta cheese. Cover, and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or on high for about 3 hours. If you'd like to use frozen chicken, increase the time about 45 minutes or so.

BASIL & FETA STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine feta, cream cheese, tomatos and basil, season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Be sure chicken breasts are even thickness, spread cheese mixture along rough side of chicken breast and roll breasts, secure with toothpick.
• Coat outside of chicken breast with olive oil and again season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet, add chicken cook until brown on all sides, then add 1 cup chicken broth and simmer until chicken is cooked through, and juices run clear.
• Remove chicken and keep warm.
• In the same skillet, add 1 cup chicken broth and bring to a boil, add spinach and cook until just limp.
• To serve, divide the spinach among 4 plates and add chicken breasts to top,
• Add a bit of zest with fresh lemon juice on top of plates.

FETA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place chicken breasts between 2 pieces of waxed paper. Gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick; remove wax paper. Place 1 ounce of feta cheese in the center of each chicken breast, and fold in half.
• Spread 2 tablespoons bread crumbs in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange chicken in the dish, and top with remaining bread crumbs.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.