Almond-Stuffed Chicken

Almond-Stuffed Chicken
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Almond-Stuffed Chicken If you have garlic-and-herbs spreadable cheese, butter, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Combine spreadable cheese, 3 tablespoons almonds, and 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley in a small bowl. Set aside.
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2
Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each breast half to form a pocket. Stuff 1 1/2 tablespoons almond mixture into each pocket; secure each pocket with a wooden pick.
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3
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
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4
Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
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5
Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
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6
Remove from pan; cover and let stand 2 minutes. Top chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon almonds and remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score23
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