Grilled Stuffed Chicken Food

GRILLED STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and lightly oil the grate.
• Stir bell pepper, onion, and garlic together in a small bowl with salt and pepper.
• Lay a chicken breast flat onto your work surface. Use the tip of a sharp boning or paring knife to cut a pocket in the chicken breast through a 2-inch slit in the side. Repeat with the remaining chicken breast. Stuff chicken breasts evenly with the vegetable mixture.
• Cook on the preheated grill until visibly cooked on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Flip and brush with olive oil. Continue to grill until chicken breasts are no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, about 10 minutes more.

GRILLED STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut a deep pocket into the side of each breast, set aside.
• Saute red peppers, onions, garlic& mushrooms in a little olive oil until soft.
• Open the pocket in the chicken and place vegetable mixture and mozzarella cheese slices (save a little of vegetable mixture to add to marinade).
• Secure with toothpicks.
• Prepare marinade and coat chicken with marinade, let sit for at least 20 minutes.
• Cook on grill (about 10 minutes).

GRILLED BARBECUE BACON-CHEDDAR STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium. Prepare the chicken: With your knife parallel to the cutting board, slice each chicken breast in half horizontally without cutting all the way through; open like a book. Cover with plastic wrap and pound until 1/2 inch thick.
• Make the filling: Cook the bacon in a skillet until crisp; crumble. Mix 2 tablespoons bacon drippings with the melted butter in a bowl. Combine the buttermilk biscuit, bacon, half of the drippings mixture, the cheese, chives and parsley in a separate bowl. Stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons water; season with salt and pepper.
• Season the pounded chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and brush with the remaining drippings mixture. Spoon the filling over the top, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges. Roll up the chicken toward the pointy end; tie with 3 pieces of kitchen twine.
• Brush the grill grates with vegetable oil. Grill the chicken breasts, turning, until cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes, brushing with the barbecue sauce during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes, then remove the twine and slice.

GRILLED STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the fillet of the chicken breast off and set aside. Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket into the centre of each breast being careful not to go all the way through the breast.
• In a small bowl, combine the goats cheese, herbs and half of the maple syrup. Using a spoon, gently stuff the pocket in the chicken with the goats cheese mixture. Do not overstuff.
• Place the stuffed breasts into a shallow ceramic dish. Pour the remaining maple syrup on top of the chicken breasts. Add the lemon juice. Flip the breasts to ensure that they are all well coated with the lemon and syrup. Cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the grill to medium high heat.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry to remove any sugars that may burn on the grill.
• Oil the grill to help avoid sticking. Cook the chicken for 10 minutes watching for flare ups and using water in a spray bottle to put them out. Flip the chicken and reduce the heat to medium. Close the lid continue to cook for another 5-10 minutes until fully cooked.

STUFFED GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons butter for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in bread crumbs. Carefully cut a pocket in each chicken breast half. Fill with bread crumb mixture; secure with metal or soaked wooden skewers. , In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining butter; stir in lemon zest. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until juices run clear, basting frequently with lemon butter.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST STUFFED WITH PROSCIUTTO AND BASIL

Steps:

• Prepare grill.
• On a work surface spread prosciutto slices evenly with mustard. Top slices with basil leaves and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella. Starting with a short end roll up each prosciutto slice.
• Pat chicken dry and put on a work surface, skinned sides down. Remove "tender" (fillet strip located on either side of where breast bone was) from each breast half, keeping rest of chicken breast intact, and reserve tenders for another use. (There should be 1 tender from each breast half.)
• To form a long thin pocket in chicken for prosciutto roll: Put chicken breast halves on cutting board and, beginning at thicker end of breast half, horizontally insert a thin sharp knife three fourths of the way through center of each. Open cut to create a 1-inch-wide pocket in each half. Fit a prosciutto roll into each pocket and season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Grill chicken on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, chicken may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately low heat.)

GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons butter for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in bread crumbs. Carefully cut a pocket in each chicken breast half. Fill with bread crumb mixture; secure with metal or soaked wooden skewers. , In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining butter; stir in lemon zest. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting frequently with lemon butter.

GRILLED BASIL-AND-GARLIC-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat outdoor grill.
• For sauce, in a small bowl combine lemon zest, lemon juice and one tablespoon melted butter. Set aside.
• For stuffing, in a small bowl, combine parmesan, basil, one tablespoon butter, and garlic. Set aside.
• Place each chicken piece between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• Use the flat side of a meat mallet (or the heel of your palm) to pound chicken into rectangles about 1/8-inch thick.
• Remove plastic wrap and spread stuffing on chicken.
• Fold in sides of each chicken breast and roll up, securing with a toothpick.
• Grill over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink.
• Brush sauce over chicken during the last 10 minutes of grilling.