Chicken Kiev is a classic dish made by stuffing seasoned butter into pounded chicken breasts. It's delicious!
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. white pepper
- 8 whole chicken breasts, boned and skinned
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 Tbsp. water
- flour
- 1-1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
Preparation:
In large skillet melt butter and saute garlic until tender. Remove from heat and add parsley, basil, salt, and white pepper. Pour into small dish and place in refrigerator until hard.
Pound chicken breasts until 1/4" thick. Divide butter into 8 pieces. Place a piece of butter in the center of each chicken. Roll and fold the chicken around the butter to completely enclose.
In shallow bowl, beat eggs with 2 Tbsp. water. Dip each chicken bundle into the egg mixture, then into flour, back into egg mixture, then into bread crumbs. Cover and refrigerate coated chicken bundles for 1-2 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place chicken bundles on baking sheet with sides. Bake for 20-30 minutes until chicken is golden brown (do not cut into chicken pieces of test - butter will run all over. Serve immediately, warning guests to be careful about the hot butter in the center of the chicken bundles.
