Turkish Stuffed Chicken Breasts Food

STUFFED CHICKEN FROM THE TURKISH COOKBOOK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3.
• To make the stuffing:.
• Soak the rice in 1 litre (4 1/4 cups/34 fl oz) hot water with 1/4 teaspoon salt for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse.
• Heat the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Reduce the heat, add the rice and almonds and cook for 7 minutes, stirring continuously. Add 500 ml (generous 2 cups/17 fl oz) hot water, cinnamon, cardamom, ⅛ teaspoon black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and rest for 10 minutes. Add the crushed chestnuts and dried apricots, then toss gently.
• To make the seasoning oil:.
• Mix the garlic, dried oregano, black pepper, olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt for 1 minute in a bowl. Massage the chicken with this mixture, inside and out.
• Oil a roasting pan. Fill the chicken with the stuffing. Put the chicken into the oiled pan. Add the potatoes and onions, 500 ml (generous 2 cups/17 fl oz) water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Roast in the hot oven for 1 hour, checking regularly. Divide into pieces and serve.
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EASY STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE

Steps:

• Make the filling. In a mixing bowl combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan, chopped walnuts (save ¼ cup walnuts for later), spinach, sundried tomatoes, parsley, garlic and oregano. Add a pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. Drizzle with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. Mix until well combined.
• Pat the chicken breast dry and season on both sides with Kosher salt and black pepper.
• Now, you need to make a pocket in each chicken breast. Lay a chicken breast flat on a cutting board. Place a hand firmly on top of the breast. Insert a good chef's knife in the thickest part of the breast and cut through to make a pocket about 3 to 4 inches wide (only cut ¾ of the way in or you will split the chicken breast).
• Spoon the stuffing mixture into the pocket of each chicken breast (try to equally divide the stuffing among all four pieces).
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add the chicken in and cook on one side for 5 to 7 minutes, then turn over and cook on the other side for another 5 minutes or so (chicken's internal temperature should register 165 degrees F).
• Remove from heat and allow the chicken 3 to 5 minutes to rest. If you like, slice the chicken up into smaller pieces and garnish with the remaining walnuts, a bit of parsley and sundried tomatoes. Enjoy!

TURKISH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a pan on the stovetop, fry the mushrooms, spinache and onion until onions are clear. Add the cumin, salt, pepper, dill, and parsley. Remove from heat and add the shredded mozarella.
• Butterfly the chicken breasts.
• Spread the stuffing mixture evenly over the chicken breast.
• Fold each breast over (in half) and brush the outside with melted butter and sprinkle seasonings (sesame seeds, paprika, garlic salt).
• Pan fry breasts in a good quality olive oil until there is no pink. This will be very quick because of the thinness of your butterflied chicken. You can flip the chicken breast to brown the other side before removing to a plate to serve.
• The chef suggested serving this with rice that had fresh parsley, pepper, and sesame seeds mixed through it. Yumm!