Chicken With Feta Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 (6 -8 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• coarse salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine feta and oregano.
• 2 make a pocket in chicken breasts: holding chicken flat with palm of one hand, make an incision in thicker side of each breast with a paring knife.
• 3 stuff pockets with feta mixture; generously season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
• 4 heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 5 add chicken, and cook until browned on both sides, 6 to 7 minutes per side.
• 6 cover skillet, and continue cooking until chicken is opaque throughout, about 5 minutes more.
• 7 remove chicken to a platter, and keep warm.
• 8 add chicken stock to the pan, and cook, stirring up brown bits with a wooden spoon until reduced slightly.
• 9 add lemon juice and butter.
• 10 reduce the heat to low, and swirl pan until butter is melted, and sauce is slightly thickened.
• 11 drizzle sauce over chicken and serve.