Made dinner to celebrate getting a new table and chairs (Thanksgiving here we come!) Here was the menu:
Three cheese stuffed, roasted chicken
Angel hair pasta with garlic cream sauce
Spinach salad
Fresh bread
The chicken is comparatively simple and incredibly tasty. If you care to try it out -
Three Cheese Stuffed Chicken:
6 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Olive Oil
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
1 package feta cheese (Garlic and herb or sun-dried tomato are both tasty)
1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup Parmesean cheese
Preheat oven to 350.
In a shallow frying pan, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Place two or three (however many will fit in your pan) trimmed chicken breasts in the pan, sprinking the spices to taste over the top. Flip after two or three minutes, and sprinkle the other side with spices. Cook another two to three minutes. DO NOT cook all the way through! Set this chicken aside, on a baking dish covered in foil, and continue cooking in batches until complete.
In a bowl, combine the three cheeses. Set aside.
Allow the chicken to cool just enough to handle. Using a sharp paring knife, cut into the thickest part of the breast – about half the horizontal width. Cut down the length of the breast. Spoon approximately one sixth the cheese mixture into the slice you just created, using the back of the spoon to pack the cheese in.
Once all six chicken breasts are stuffed, cover the baking dish with more foil, sealing the edges. Bake for twenty to thirty five minutes, until the chicken shows no signs of pink and the cheese is heated through.
