Garlic Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium chicken breasts (with bone and skin)
• 16 garlic cloves or 1 head garlic
• 6 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon rind
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 trim off any excess fat from the chicken.
• 2 blanch the garlic cloves in boiling water for 5-10 minutes.
• 3 drain cloves, remove skins and slice thinly.
• 4 combine the garlic with parsley, salt, pepper and lemon rind.
• 5 place about 1 tsp of mixture under the skin of each chicken breast.
• 6 heat the butter and olive oil in a heavy skillet. brown the chicken, skin side down first, then turning. brown about 4 minutes on each side.
• 7 lower heat. cover skillet and simmer about 20-30 minutes, or until chicken is done.
• 8 remove cover.
• 9 saute remaining garlic mixture in 1 tablespoons butter. stir in lemon juice.
• 10 spoon over chicken.
• 11 sprinkle with extra parsley.