Goat Cheese And Olive Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 kalamata olives, pitted
• 1 ounce soft mild goat cheese, about 2 tablespoons
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves, chopped
• 2 boneless chicken breasts, with skin
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f. pit and thinly slice olives. in a small bowl stir together olives, goat cheese, thyme and salt and pepper to taste until combined well. pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
• 2 to form a pocket in chicken for filling: put a chicken breast half on a cutting board and beginning in middle of 1 side of breast half, horizontally insert a sharp thin knife 3/4 of the way through the center. moving knife in a fanning motion to create a picket. form pocket in remaining breast half in the same manner. divide filling between pockets and spread evenly with a finger. it might be helpful to close the opening with a toothpick or two. just remember to remove them when the chicken breasts are served.
• 3 in a small heavy ovenproof skillet, heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken, skin side down about 2 minutes.
• 4 turn chicken over and brown other side about 2 minutes more. transfer skillet to middle of oven and bake chicken until cooked through, about 15 minutes. serve.