Chicken breasts with cheese and basil

Name: Chicken breasts with cheese and basil
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 6.00 chicken pieces; salt; freshly ground black pepper; fresh basil or dried; 200.00 g mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese, sliced; oil for frying

6 servings

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (6)

6.00	chicken — pieces
	salt
	freshly ground black pepper
	fresh basil — or dried
200.00 g	mozzarella cheese — or cheddar cheese, sliced
	oil — for frying

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Method:

Slice the skin neatly along the sides of the chicken breasts. Using a sharp knife, cut a slit in the meaty part of each breast. Season well with salt and pepper. Finely chop fresh basil (use 5 ml if using dried) and sprinkle about 15 ml into each slit. Place the cheese slices in the slits and secure the openings with toothpicks. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken breasts until browned all over. Add a little water, cover and simmer until cooked and tender. Serve with polenta (see recipe).
Serves 4-6.