Garlic and Oregano Stove Top Chicken

EdsGirlAngie's Note:

This chicken is basted inside and out with the flavor of garlic-oregano butter. It's simple, with ingredients most people have on-hand, and it goes equally well with potatoes, rice, or pasta. A good weeknight meal!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 garlic clove , minced
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter , softened
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 bone-in chicken breasts , with skin
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

1. Combine butter, garlic, salt, oregano and cayenne pepper.
2. Cut a 2-inch long pocket horizontally in chicken breasts, cutting deeply but not all the way through.
3. Put a tablespoon of the butter mixture into each pocket, being sure to get it all the way down in there.
4. In a large skillet, heat olive oil.
5. Cook chicken, skin side down, uncovered,until well-browned, about 10 minutes.
6. Turn chicken and cover skillet, then cook until chicken is cooked through, another 10 to 15 minutes.
7. Uncover, spread the remaining garlic-oregano butter on the chicken and turn chicken once more skin-side down.
8. Cover and brown for another 5 to 10 minutes.

Reviews

[evewitch]

I doubled this recipe and basically cooked it on 7 like NCMysteryShopper. It turned out pretty well and the flavors were good. I thought I tasted more cayenne than oregano. Since I was cooking more chicken and they were "monster boobies" I had to cook them about 25 minutes in step 6. Moist chicken also. Somehow, though, I was not wowed by this so I would probably not make it again.

[Chef #809828]

Fantastic!!! Wonderful flavor and made my house smell delicious. Will definitely make again.