Chicken breast with cream cheese filling – Sajtkrémes csirkemell (recept angolul)

Add roasted garlic to this dish for an extra burst of flavour.

serves: 4

preparation time: 35 minutes

cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 large chicken breast fillets
  • 200ml cream cheese
  • 60ml soft butter
  • 15ml chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 5ml chopped capers
  • 5ml lemon zest
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 200g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 50g Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 125ml cake flour
  • 2 eggs, whisked
  • oil for shallow-frying
  • baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, and olives

Preparation:

1. Place the chicken breast fillets between two layers of greaseproof paper or cling film. Flatten each one with a rolling pin by bashing or rolling them gently until they are about 5mm thick and can be easily folded.
2. Mix the cream cheese, butter, parsley, capers, and lemon zest. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
3. Divide the filling between the chicken pieces and roll each one up carefully so that the cream cheese filling is neatly folded inside each fillet. It helps to use a piece of cling film to roll the chicken tightly. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes.
4. Mix the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. Roll each chicken parcel in the flour, then in egg and finally the breadcrumbs. Shallow-fry the chicken in olive oil until golden brown on all sides. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 10 minutes, just to make sure the chicken is cooked through. To serve, cut each chicken parcel into three equal pieces and arrange on a bed of baby spinach with roasted cherry tomatoes and olives in-between. This dish goes well with couscous or mashed potatoes.

source: 5 Perc Angol Magazin, 2021 januári szám