Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Zucchini Roasted Red Pepper And Goat Cheese Food

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place each breast between 2 sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap and pound to an even 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle with salt. Coat with flour, shaking off excess.
• Warm 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and cover loosely.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet. Saute garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add peppers and saute 1 minute more.
• Add broth, vinegar and sugar; bring to a boil, scaping up browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in butter and parsley until butter melts.
• Pour sauce over chicken and serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH ZUCCHINI, ROASTED RED PEPPER, AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• In a skillet cook the onion in 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat until it is softened, add the zucchini, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute, or until the zucchini is tender. Stir in the red pepper, the goat cheese, and salt and pepper to taste and cook the mixture, stirring, until cheese is melted. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and let it cool slightly.
• With your fingers make a pocket for the filling in each chicken breast half by separating in skin from the meat, being careful not to tear the skin and keeping the skin attached along most of the edge. Stuff each pocket with half the filling with a small spoon, packing it and pulling the skin to cover the filling completely, and secure the pockets with wooden picks if desired. In a large skillet heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the chicken, beginning with the skin side up, for 2 minutes on each side. Reduce the heat to moderate, cook the chicken for 9 minutes on each side, or until it is cooked through, and divide it between 2 plates. Pour off the fat from the skillet, to the skillet add the broth, and boil the broth, scraping up the brown bits, for 30 seconds. Strain the sauce and pour it around the chicken.

CHICKEN ROULADES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with a mallet or between wax paper with a rolling pin, pound chicken to about 1/4 thick.
• Place one long piece of roasted red pepper,1 teaspoons pesto, & 1 tablespoon cream cheese along one long side of the breast, roll jellyroll fashion and secure with toothpicks, sprinkle with salt and pepper. ( if you are unable to roll completely, put seam side down and bake without securing with picks).
• Chill in refrigerator for 1-2 hours,.
• Lightly cover the bottom of a baking pan with olive oil, place chicken rolls in pan and spray tops with baking spray and sprinkle tops with seasoned breadcrumbs.
• Bake covered about 20 minutes until juices run clear, then cook another 5 minutes to brown tops.
• Serve with juices from baking pan.

FONTINA CHEESE AND RED SWEET PEPPER STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• First you will need to rinse your chicken well, and then pat it dry.
• Take each breast half, and place it, boned side up.
• between two pieces of clear plastic wrap.
• Working from the center to the edges, pound lightly with a meat mallet (make sure that you are using the flat side) until 1/4-inch thick.
• Remove the plastic wrap after you are done pounding.
• Sprinkle the chicken with freshly ground black pepper (to taste), and then layer the fontina, pepper halves, and sage evenly in the center of each breast.
• Fold in the edges; roll up jelly-roll style, pressing the edges to seal, and then roll in flour.
• In an 8 inch skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook the chicken about 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.
• Remove from skillet.
• In the same skillet, bring wine OR broth to a boil; reduce heat.
• Simmer uncovered for approximately 2 minutes or until 1/4 cup of liquid remains.
• Return chicken to the skillet, and cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• To Serve, spoon juices over the chicken.
• You can also slice the chicken into rounds for a beautiful presentation.

RED BELL PEPPER-SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Cut a pocket horizontally into each breast half. Place chicken in a large glass baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine mustard, mayonnaise, oil, vinegar, parsley, oregano, and basil; mix well.
• Pour mustard mixture over chicken; cover and refrigerate for 30 min (up to 3 hrs.).
• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Line a large baking pan with foil and sray with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine mozzarella cheese, spinach, bell pepper and garlic; mix well.
• Stuff 1/6 of mixture into each chicken breast pocket.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and rosemary.
• Bake for 20 minute.
• Sprinkle chicken with Parmesan cheese and bake and additional 5-10 min or until juices run clear.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large deep pot over medium-high heat, and saute the garlic, shallot, and thyme for 2 minutes, until softened.
• Add the spinach, and saute for 1 minute longer, until just wilted, but still bright green and not mushy.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, remove from heat, and let cool enough to handle.
• Squeeze about half of the spinach dry using your hands; you should have a tennis ball size mass after squeezing.
• Refrigerate the remaining spinach for another use, and coarsely chop the squeezed ball of spinach.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray an 8"x8" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, mix the optional roasted red peppers with the olives, capers, optional walnuts, and balsamic vinegar.
• Combine this mixture with the softened goat cheese, and set aside.
• If desired, divided in quarters, and refrigerate until firm (recommended, but not required).
• Sprinkle both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, and place breasts skin-side down on a flat surface.
• Spread about one quarter of the spinach mixture in the center of each pounded chicken breast.
• Evenly divide the goat cheese mixture among the chicken breasts, placing a piece in the center of each breast.
• Fold the sides of each breast up and around the filling to form a more or less ball shaped package, sealing the bottom of the chicken packages as well as possible without getting fanatical about it.
• Place the chicken in prepared baking pan, pretty side up.
• Brush with about half of the butter, and sprinkle to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cover with aluminum foil, and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Turn oven to broil.
• Uncover chicken, brush with remaining butter, and sprinkle with a little optional paprika, if desired, and broil just until the chicken is nicely browned.
• Place the chicken on a serving platter and sprinkle with parsley if desired.
• Serve with brown rice and a spinach salad dressed with vinaigrette and homemade croutons.
• Serves 4.

CHICKEN WITH ZUCCHINI AND ROASTED PEPPER WRAPS

Steps:

• Mix together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Add chicken breast and zucchini to olive to marinade and marinade for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile mix Honey Dijon and cream cheese together.
• Set aside.
• Place chicken on a hot well seasoned (OILED) grill cook for 20 25 minutes till juices run clear.
• Cover with foil and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
• Grill zucchini till browned on both sides.
• About 4-5 minutes.
• Wrap tortillas in foil and heat on grill just to warm.
• On each warmed tortilla spread 1/4 cream cheese mixture on each.
• Lay 1 ounce fresh mozzarella on the cream cheese mixture.
• Follow with 1/4 basil leaves.
• Slice cooked chicken into thin slices.
• Lay 1/4 chicken on the cheese follow with basil, peppers and zucchini.
• Roll each tortilla a up and enjoy.