Recipe: Perfect Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese

Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese. Kosher salt This recipe is EXCELLENT! I added a few leaves of shredded fresh spinach to the inside of each chicken breast. The goat cheese made the chicken incredibly tender.

Cover chicken with plastic wrap and pound with a heavy object to an even ¼" thickness. Remove plastic wrap and season chicken on both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper. Combine parsley, thyme, goat cheese, and grated garlic. You can cook Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese using 15 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese

1. You need of Chicken.
2. Prepare 1 head of garlic.
3. Prepare 6 oz of garlic and herbed spreadable cheese.
4. It's 2 lb of chicken breasts.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of freshly ground peppercorn.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Montreal chicken seasoning.
8. It's 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
9. It's of Peas.
10. You need 3 cup of English peas.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of sweet cream butter.
12. You need 1/4 tsp of Mediterranean Sea salt.
13. Prepare 1/4 tsp of freshly ground peppercorn.
14. You need 1 tbsp of goat cheese.
15. You need 1/2 cup of shredded parmegiano-reggiano cheese.

Cut a slit in each chicken breast to form a pocket; stuff with mixture. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high. Combine the goat cheese, herbs, garlic and pepper. Place a generous tablespoon of the cheese mixture between the skin and the meat of each breast.

Chicken Breasts with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F..
2. Remove white papery skin from garlic head but do not separate or peel the individual cloves..
3. Wrap garlic in foil and bake at 350°F for 1 hour..
4. Separate cloves and squeeze to extract the pulp. Discard skins..
5. Combine pulp and spreadable cheese and stir well..
6. Cut a horizontal slit in the chicken breasts but not all the way through and open like a book..
7. Spread the garlic-cheese mixture on the breasts and fold to retain their original shape. You can secure the chicken shut with toothpicks or cooking twine; mine was fine with no securing..
8. Add salt, pepper, and chicken seasoning to both sides of the breasts..
9. Heat oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat..
10. Add chicken the the pan and cook 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned..
11. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°F; let stand for 5 minutes..
12. While the chicken is baking, add butter to a sauce pan over medium-low heat..
13. Add peas to the pan..
14. Season with salt and pepper; stir to mix elements together..
15. Add the goat cheese and mix until slightly melted and incorporated..
16. Add the rest of the cheese and stir until melted..
17. Place the peas on the plate and top with the chicken..
18. Served hot and enjoy..

Replace the skin over the cheese and tuck all the edges of the meat and skin under to form a neat package. Arrange the breasts in a large roasting pan. Brush the chicken with the olive oil. Allow the chicken to rest for. Toss chicken with salt and pepper.