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Chicken stuffed w/goat ch. and klamatas Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
4-6 skinned & boned chicken breasts1/2 tsp. minced fresh thyme freshly grnd.pepper 2 Tbs.fresh lemon juice 2 Tbs.olive oil (extra virgin) STUFFING; 1/2-3/4 C goat cheese (Montrachet) 1/2-3/4 C klamatas chopped 1/4 C. minced scallion 1 small clove garlic minced 2-3 tsp. capers 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1/4 tsp. tomato paste 12 thin slices bacon 6 bay leaves 6 sprigs thyme
Directions:
Arrange chicken in single layer in glass baking dish. Sprikle on both sides w/ thyme and generous amount of pepper, then lemon and olive oil. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours-overnight turing occasionally.For stuffing; Combine cheese, olives, scallions, garlic, capers, 1/4 tsp. lemon jice and tomato paste in small bowl. Taste and add remaining lemon juice if desired. Blanch bacon in boiling water 5 minutes. Drain. Rinse with water; pat dry. Prepare grill. Remove chicken from marinade do nt pat dry. Arrange smooth sidedown on work surfaCE. Pound each breast down to 1/4 inch thickness. Spoon filling onto center of each breast. Fold sides over filling then fold in both ends to form compact cylinders. Wrap 2 bacon strips around each, secure w/ toothpicks. Slip bay leaf under bacon on one side of each and thyme sprig on other side. Grill chicken til bacon begins to crisp and meat is springy t toch, about 10 minutes per side. Slice chik. thickly across grain. Another idea is to omit bacon,thyme sprigs and bay leaves , tie chic. w/ string and dip in flour, egg and bread crumbs(seasoned) , place chicken in baking pan, pour melted butter over chic. and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.
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