Chicken with Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato

By lauramae

Ingredients

• 3 boneless chicken breasts, skin-on
• 4 to 5 ounces garlic-and-herb goat cheese (recommended: Montrachet
• 3 sun-dried tomatoes, julienned - get sundried tomatoes in oil
• Good olive oil
• Fresh Basil Leaves
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the chicken breasts on a sheet pan. Loosen the skin from the meat with your fingers, leaving 1 side attached.

Cut the goat cheese into 1/2-inch-thick slices and place 1 or 2 slices plus 1/3 of the julienned sun-dried tomatoes under the skin of each chicken breast. Place one basil leaf under the skin.

Pull the skin over as much of the meat as possible so the chicken won't dry out. With your fingers, rub each piece with olive oil, and sprinkle them very generously with salt and pepper.

Bake the chicken for 35 to 40 minutes, until the skin is lightly browned and the chicken is just cooked through. Serve hot or at room temperature.