Chicken Kiev

Name: Chicken Kiev
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fine dried bread crumbs; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 Tbsps fresh parsley, chopped; 6 slices monterey jack cheese about 1x2 inches and ¼ inch thick; 1 parmesan cheese, grated; 6 servings salt and pepper as needed; 6 servings unsalted butter at room temperature, divided; 6 servings vegetable oil

For 56 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 334 calories, 9g of protein, and 28g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up butter, monterey jack cheese 1x2 inches and ¼ inch, salt and pepper, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

Prepare the herb butter by combining ¼ cup butter, parsley, basil, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl, mix well.

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Black Pepper

Parsley

Butter

Basil

Salt

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Bowl

Place chicken breasts, 1 at a time, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Using a mallet pound the breasts to about ¼-inch thickness. Season each piece of chicken with salt and pepper.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Lay 1 chicken breast on a new piece of plastic wrap and place 1/6 of the compound butter and 1 slice Monterey Jack cheese in the center of each breast. Using the plastic wrap to assist, fold in ends of breast and roll breast into a log, completely enclosing the butter; roll very tightly. Secure with toothpicks. Repeat with each breast.

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Monterey Jack Cheese

Butter

Chicken Breast

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Toothpicks

Place chicken in refrigerator for 2 hours, or up to overnight.When ready to bake pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Melt the remaining ¼-cup butter and pour it into a wide shallow bowl.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

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Oven

Bowl

Put the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese into another wide shallow bowl, mix well.

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Parmesan

Breadcrumbs

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Bowl

Heat ½-inch of vegetable oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Un-wrap the breasts and remove toothpicks. Then one at a time dip each breast in the melted butter and then roll in the bread crumbs. Gently place each breast into hot oil and cook on all sides until golden brown all over.

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Cooking Oil