Herb Garlic Cream Cheese Chicken Recipes

CREAMY GARLIC HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken evenly with the flat side of a meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Heat skillet over medium-high heat then add oil.
• Season both chicken with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in skillet and cook 6 - 7 minutes, or until golden brown on bottom, the flip and continue to cook until chicken breasts register 165 degrees in center, about 5 - 6 minutes longer.
• Transfer chicken to a plate, tent with foil to keep warm.
• Reduce burner to medium heat and melt butter in now empty skillet.
• Add in garlic and saute until just lightly golden, about 20 seconds. Add in flour and cook and stir constantly until just lightly golden, about 20 seconds.
• While whisking pour in milk, then add in diced cream cheese, rosemary and thyme. Season with a little salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook mixture whisking constantly to melt cream cheese, and let it come to a simmer.
• Return chicken to pan, spoon sauce over chicken.
• Sprinkle with parsley if desired and serve immediately.
• *Look for the poultry herb blend, which should have both thyme and rosemary, so you don't have to buy both separately.
• Recipe source: Cooking Classy

GARLIC AND HERB CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix together the butter, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic, oregano, parsley, thyme, dill, basil, and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined. Chill in refrigerator overnight or 8 hours. This can be frozen for long-term storage.

GARLIC AND HERB CHEESY CHICKEN

Steps:

• For garlic herb cheese: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Finely chop herbs. Place soft cheese in small mixing bowl. Combine the soft cheese with herbs, finely grated or pasted garlic and lemon juice and zest (or unwrap store-bought Boursin cheese) and place in a small bowl.
• For the spatchcock chicken: Work with raw poultry on a clean rubber board.
• Have a large foil-lined rimmed baking sheet with a wire rack set inside of it near the cutting board you're working on.
• Clip tips of wings with poultry shears. Place chicken breast-side down and remove the spine of the bird by cutting along either side of it in slow even strokes with shears, then turn the bird over and evenly press down on the breastbone to flatten the bird out.
• Loosen the skin under the breasts and over the thigh and leg meat and evenly distribute the cheese. Drizzle the skin with EVOO or spray lightly with non-aerosol cooking spray, then season with kosher salt and coarse black pepper.
• Roast chicken on middle rack for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F and roast 40 to 45 minutes more to an internal temperature of 160 to 165 degrees F.

HERB & GARLIC CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Coat chicken pieces in flour.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Melt unsalted butter in frying pan and fry chicken in pan until golden brown and cooked throughout.
• Set aside in baking dish.
• Combine heavy cream and cream cheese in saucepan.
• Melt cream cheese over medium-low heat, stirring contantly, until thickened.
• Pour over chicken.
• Serve.

CREAM CHEESE & HERB STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degres F.
• Flatten open chicken breasts; spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese on one half of each breast (resist the temptation to use more-- a little cream cheese goes a looooooong way!).
• Evenly distribute the fresh herbs on top of that and season with salt and pepper.
• "Fold"the chicken breasts back up and press tightly, tucking in cream cheese a bit.
• In a shallow dish, combine the 1/2 teaspoons salt and pepper, paprika and flour.
• In another dish, pour the beaten egg mixture.
• In a third dish, combine bread crumbs, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese.
• First dip chicken breasts in flour mixture, then beaten egg mixture, then bread crumb mixture.
• Place chicken on a lightly greased baking sheet, drizzle about a tablespoon of melted butter on each breast and bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until cooked through and tender.