Chicken Recipes

Boneless Chicken Breast

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 cup goat cheese
• 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper
• Vegetable oil cooking spray
• 4 heads of garlic
• Olive oil cooking spray
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1 tsp. pine nuts

Directions

1. For the pesto, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut off the garlic tops and lightly spray each one with olive oil cooking spray. Wrap in foil and bake for one hour.
2. When cloves are cool, squeeze pulp from garlic into a food processor and add the basil and pine. Pulse until smooth.
3. Heat a cast-iron griddle over medium-high heat until hot
4. Cut small incisions into each chicken breast to make a pocket and stuff with 1 T. of goat cheese and 2 T. of the garlic pesto. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
5. Spray griddle with vegetable oil cooking spray and place chicken on to sear each side for at least 3 minutes each. Check for doneness with a meat thermometer; temperature should be 165 degrees.
6. Heat up remaining pesto in the microwave and pour it over the chicken.