Chicken With Homemade Herb Cheese

Nutrition

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. 2

   In a medium bowl , stir together the softened cream cheese , softened butter or margarine , half and half or light cream , garlic powder , oregano , thyme , marjoram , dillweed , basil and dash of pepper

3. 3

   Stir until the mixture is well blended and smooth

4. 4

   Set aside until needed.

5. 5

   Rinse the chicken breast halves under cold running water

6. 6

   Pat dry with paper towels

7. 7

   Place each breast half , boned side up , between 2 pieces of heavy duty clear plastic wrap

8. 8

   Working from the center out to the edges , lightly pound the chicken breasts with the flat side of a meat mallet until the chicken is 1 / 4 inch thick

9. 9

   Remove the plastic wrap

10. 10

    Place 1 heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each flattened chicken breast half

11. 11

    Wrap the chicken breast around the cream cheese filling

12. 12

    Secure with wooden toothpicks

13. 13

    Place the filled chicken breasts , seam side down , in a 2 quart square baking dish

14. 14

    Season the chicken with the freshly ground pepper and salt to taste

15. 15

    Bake in the 350 degree oven about 30 minutes , or until the chicken is tender and no longer pink

16. 16

    Spoon any melted cream cheese in the baking dish over the chicken

17. 17

    Serve hot.