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Grilled Basil-And-Garlic-Stuffed Chicken

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These delicious chicken breasts are stuffed with basil, garlic and parmesan cheese. Then they're grilled to perfection while basting with a lemon butter sauce. One of my favorite grilled chicken recipes. From Better Homes and Gardens.

by Tee Lee·published 2007-04-20

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Chicken Breast

Servings

4 serving(s)

Total time

40 min

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

217 kcal

Ingredients (8)

serves

1/2 teaspoon lemon zestlemon
2 tablespoons lemon juicelemon-juice
1 tablespoon butter, meltedbutter
1/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese, gratedparmesan
2 -3 tablespoons fresh basil, snipped or 2 teaspoons dried basil, crushedbasil
1 tablespoon butter, meltedbutter
2 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 to 1-1/2 pounds)chicken

Instructions (9 steps)

01Preheat outdoor grill.
02For sauce, in a small bowl combine lemon zest, lemon juice and one tablespoon melted butter. Set aside.
03For stuffing, in a small bowl, combine parmesan, basil, one tablespoon butter, and garlic. Set aside.
04Place each chicken piece between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
05

Use the flat side of a meat mallet (or the heel of your palm) to pound chicken into rectangles about 1/8-inch thick.

06Remove plastic wrap and spread stuffing on chicken.

07Fold in sides of each chicken breast and roll up, securing with a toothpick.

08Grill over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink.

09Brush sauce over chicken during the last 10 minutes of grilling.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 217 kcal
Protein: 28 g
Fat: 11 g
Saturated fat: 5 g
Carbs: 1 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 284 mg
Cholesterol: 96 mg

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