Curried Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipes

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a medium-size bowl and drizzle the olive oil over it to help keep the grains separate.
• Stir the couscous around until all the grains are coated with oil.
• Stir in the hot water.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-low heat.
• Add the onion and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more.
• Be careful not to brown the curry powder or it will become bitter.
• Add the couscous to the skillet and mix well.
• Stir until the couscous is hot, about 2 minutes, then add the lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the Tabasco, pine nuts, and currants.
• Taste the couscous; it should be highly seasoned.
• Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 400°.
• Rinse the chicken under cold running water, then pat dry with paper towels.
• Split each breast in half, making sure the skin is evenly divided between the two pieces.
• Starting from the wing socket, gently run your finger in between the skin and meat to make a pocket, being careful not to pull the skin away from around the edges.
• Using a spoon, stuff the couscous under the skin, filling each breast piece nicely with a mound of the mixture.
• Try not to pull the skin away from the meat as you do this—but if you do, just smooth the skin over the stuffing as best you can.
• It's hard to do this neatly, but when you're finished, wipe off any couscous sticking to the outside of the breast.
• Place the stuffed breasts on a baking sheet, dot them with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and sprinkle with salt.
• Roast until the skin is nicely browned and crisp and the chicken is done, about 30 minutes (the juices should run clear when a small cut is made in the thickest part of the breast).
• If the skin has browned well and the meat is still underdone, place a loose tent of aluminum foil over the chicken to prevent further browning and cook 5 minutes more before checking again.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet, saute the onion, celery and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. In a large bowl, dissolve bouillon in boiling water. Stir in the bread crumbs, milk, herbs and celery mixture. Set aside., Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread bread crumb mixture over chicken; roll up. Secure with toothpicks., Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Melt remaining butter and brush over chicken. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan. Add onions, garlic, apple and celery. Stir until wilted.
• Add curry powder, stir. Add tomatoes, chicken broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Discard bay leaf and put mixture through a food processor or food mill and process to a fine texture. If necessary, add more chicken broth to just reach pouring consistency.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining butter in a nonstick skillet and add chicken. Cook over moderate heat until lightly browned. Turn pieces and cook about 5 minutes more. Do not overcook.
• Pour sauce over chicken, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro, serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Put chicken breast halves into an 8-inch square baking dish.
• In a small saucepan, combine butter, honey, mustard, curry powder, and salt, and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the mixture begins to bubble.
• Pour over chicken; bake until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.