Chicken Stuffed With Goat Cheese

Total Time: 59 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 29 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 chicken breasts, with skins
• 4 ounces goat cheese, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• salt and pepper
• 10 basil leaves, finely chopped
• 10 sprigs fresh coriander, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chives, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, cooked and diced
• 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tomatoes, peeled seeded, chopped
• 4 cups salad greens
• 1 red bell pepper, julienned (optional)
• 1 yellow bell pepper, julienned (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 blend goat cheese, butter, thyme, salt, pepper, basil, coriander and chives.
• 3 stuff the herbed cheese mixture between the skin and meat of the breast with as small an opening as possible.
• 4 sauté the chicken breasts, skin-side down, in oil and butter, turning once, until well-browned, 6 - 8 minutes.
• 5 transfer the chicken to baking pan and roast in over for 8 minutes.
• 6 combine shallot, garlic, pepper, vinegar, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t pepper, oil.
• 7 add tomatoes.
• 8 arrange greens.
• 9 salad can be served warm or at room temperature.