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🍽️ Stuffed Chicken Breast with Fresh Herb Yogurt Sauce
385 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast fillets
- 1 bunch basil
- 1 garlic clove
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 3 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley
- chives (1 bunch each)
- dill (1 bunch each)
- chervil (1 handful each)
- borage (1 handful each)
- sorrel (1 handful each)
- burnet (1 handful each)
- 2 sprigs tarragon
- 1 sprig lovage
- 250 g yogurt
- 150 g sour cream
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
- 1. Make a horizontal pocket in each chicken breast fillet without cutting all the way through.
- 2. Wash the basilica leaves and cut them into thin strips.
- 3. Peel the garlic clove and press it through a garlic press into a small bowl.
- 4. Mix the garlic with the basil strips and two tablespoons of lemon juice.
- 5. Season the basil-garlic mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
- 6. Fill the pocket in each chicken fillet generously with the basil mixture.
- 7. Tie each stuffed fillet securely with kitchen twine to keep the filling in place.
- 8. Brush the chicken breast fillets on the outside with two tablespoons of oil.
- 9. Season the oiled fillets with salt and pepper.
- 10. Wash the fresh herbs for the sauce and shake off excess water.
- 11. Chop the dried herb leaves very finely.
- 12. Whisk the yogurt with the crème fraîche and mustard in a bowl.
- 13. Hard-boil the eggs, peel them, and chop them very finely.
- 14. Stir the chopped eggs, the remaining lemon juice, and the remaining oil into the yogurt mixture.
- 15. Season the sauce again with salt and pepper.
- 16. Gently fold the finely chopped herbs into the finished sauce.
- 17. Preheat the grill and place the chicken breast fillets on it.
- 18. Grill the fillets for about five minutes on each side until cooked through.
- 19. Stir the green sauce well one more time.
- 20. Adjust the sauce seasoning with a little more salt and lemon juice.
- 21. Serve the grilled chicken breast fillets together with the cold herb sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 385
- Protein: 42 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 4 g