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Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Feta Cheese and Fresh Mint

Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Feta Cheese and Fresh Mint is built on Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Feta Cheese Thinly Sliced, Fresh Mint Leaves Stemmed And Washed, T Lemon Juice, and T Olive Oil. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 2
• 1 oz
• 1 cup
• 1
• 2

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Wash and dry chicken and trim off any fat. Cut each breast in half.

2. 2

   Cut a horizontal pocket in the breast, taking care not to pierce the top, bottom or far side.

3. 3

   Do this with all 4 pieces.

4. 4

   Place 2-3 slices of feta and 6-8 mint leaves in each pocket.

5. 5

   Pin shut with lightly oiled tooth picks.

6. 6

   Place them in a glass or ceramic baking dish.

7. 7

   Finely chop the remaining mint and sprinkle it over the chicken with the lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper.

8. 8

   Marinate the chicken in this mixture for 20 minutes, turning once or twice.

9. 9

   Preheat grill or broiler to high. Season with salt and pepper.

10. 10

    Grill or broil until cooked, 2-3 minutes per side. Remove toothpicks and serve at once.