Recipe: Oven Baked Chicken Kiev

Karen: I found this recipe on the web. I have not tried it, but it sounds like it will work...

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OVEN BAKED CHICKEN KIEV


Categories: Poultry, Main dishes, Russian
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 tb Snipped chives
1/2 ts Finely shredded lemon peel
1 tb Lemon juice
1/8 ts Freshly ground black pepper
6 Whole large chicken breasts-skinned and boned
1 Egg
1 tb Water
All purpose flour
2/3 c Seasoned bread crumbs

Hot cooked wide noodles

In mixing bowl cream the butter or margarine
unill light and fluffy. Add the chives, lemon
peel, lemon juice, and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
Reserve 1/ cup of the mixture.

Shape the remaining mixture into 6 sticks;
freese till firm.

Place 1 chicken breast at a time between
pieces of clear plastic wrap or waxed paper;
pound to flatten about 1/8 inch thick.
Sprinkle lightly with a little salt.

Place 1 stick of the butter mixture on
each breast. Roll up. Seal carefully with
wooden picks. Beat egg and water together.

Coat chicken lightly with flour; dip
in egg mixture, then coat with bread
crumbs.

Heat the reserved 1/4 cup butter mixture
in skillet over medium heat. Add chicken
and cook on all sides 10 to 15 minutes,
turning gently.

Place chicken in a 12" x 7-1/2" x 2" inch
baking dish. Bake in 400 degree oven for
15 to 17 minutes. Remove wooden picks.

Serve at once over noodles. If desired,
trim with parsley and kumquats.