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Grilled Basil and Garlic Stuffed Chicken
photo by SkipperSy
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2.46 ml finely shredded lemon, rind of
- 29.58 ml lemon juice
- 29.58 ml melted butter
- 59.14 ml finely grated parmesan cheese (please use a good parmesan cheese)
- 29.58-44.37 ml snipped fresh basil or 9.85 ml dried basil, crushed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (may add more)
- 453.59 g skinless chicken breast half (4 medium)
- salt and pepper
- ground red pepper
directions
- For sauce, in a small bowl combine lemon peel, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon melted butter.
- For stuffing, combine butter, parmesan cheese, basil and garlic in a small bowl.
- Set aside.
- Place chicken piece between 2 double layers of plastic wrap.
- Use flat side of a meat mallet to pound chicken into rectangles about 1/8 inch thick.
- Remove plastic warp.
- Spread stuffing on chicken.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper and ground red pepper to taste.
- Fold in sides of each chicken breast and roll up chicken.
- Secure with wooden toothpicks.
- Grill over medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink, brushing occasionally with sauce the last 10 minutes of grilling.
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Reviews
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I was excited to see this recipe because is incorporated flavors I love. After reading the reviews, I decided to enhance the lemon flavor by adding half the lemon zest/rind to the stuffing for the chicken. This did the trick. I also omitted the ground red pepper due to many reviewers saying it didn't work with the combination of flavors. The rest of the recipe I followed as written. I found that the raw garlic in the stuffing added good flavor, but even finely minced some were still crunchy. This a not good. Next time I make this recipe, I will probably saute the garlic first to ensure no raw garlic crunch. I found the parmesan (yes I used very good parm) was a little underwhelming against the garlic basil and lemon, so next time I would use Asiago. Outside of that, this is a good recipe with a good combination of flavors.
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This is good! DH and I agreed that we couldn't really taste the lemon, but we appreciated the buttery flavor of the glaze. I was very liberal with the fresh basil and garlic; I only wish I had been more so with the salt and pepper. We accidentally overcooked these--we're still sort of on training wheels with our grill LOL! The flavor was still good, though, and we will definitely make this again. Thanks for posting! Made for Went to Market 2008!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nimz_
United States
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