Baked Chicken Kiev

"I have not tried this yet, but was pleased to find the recipe and wanted to share. I buy the frozen kievs frequently and look forward to making my own. Prep time includes the chilling of the butter mixture."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 35mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a small bowl, combine softened butter, chives, parsley and garlic powder.
  • On a sheet of plastic wrap or wax paper, shape into a 3-inch by 2-inch rectangle; wrap well and freeze about 30 minutes or until firm.
  • Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
  • Spray a 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  • Pound chicken breasts to a quarter-inch thickness between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or wax paper.
  • Retrieve butter mixture from freezer and cut crosswise into 6 pieces.
  • Place 1 piece on centre of each chicken breast; fold long sides over butter, then fold ends up and secure with a wooden toothpick.
  • In a shallow dish, combine cornflake crumbs, parsley and paprika; pour buttermilk into another shallow dish.
  • Dip chicken pieces into buttermilk, then coat evenly with cornflake mixture.
  • Place coated chicken, seam side down, in prepared pan.
  • Bake, uncovered, about 35 minutes or until juices run clear.
  • Remove toothpicks and serve immediately.

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Reviews

  1. Everyone enjoyed this recipe. I'm not a big fan of pounding chicken to 1/4" thick, but when it is sealed in a Foodsaver bag, it is much easier and less messy.
     
  2. Very good Kiev! I only cooked 3 breasts, but used a full recipe of butter filling. Will repeat. Learned a lesson--still partially frozen chicken does not pound welll and will break apart--make sure your chicken is thawed or you'll lose your filling.
     
  3. Easy and good! I used breadcrumbs to coat and left out the chives because I didn't have any.
     
  4. Totally "OH!!" Couldn't ask for a better recipe for chicken kiev. I did as the recipe called for with two exceptions: I chose to use Marie Callendar 'Butter & Garlic" flavored croutons, crushed fine for the coating (no likey Corn Flakes). Dipped in flour, then 3 eggs & little milk mixed well, rolling in the crushed croutons. Used toothpicks to keep it all together . . but had to make sure to remove before serving. My butter in the center melted, so I basted the kievs with it. So good! Thanks, Lennie.
     
  5. a great recipe! very easy & ohhhh so yummy :D
     
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Tweaks

  1. Delicious! We really enjoyed this chicken, it had just the right amount of yummy garlic-chive butter in the middle. I used a little extra garlic powder because we really like garlic. I also had to substitute crumbs made from croutons for the cornflakes, since I didn't have any (this worked really well). The bake time was exactly right, the chicken was perfectly cooked. We'll definitely use this recipe again, thanks Lennie.
     

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