Cheese and Garlic Stuffed Chicken

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breasts
10g butter
½ onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
60g soft cheese
1 tsp chopped fresh tarragon
½ egg yolk
pinch of grated nutmeg
salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Make the stuffing: melt the butter in a small saucepan, add the onion and garlic, and cook gently for a few minutes until soft but not coloured. Turn into a bowl, and leave to cool slightly.

2. Add the soft cheese to the onion mixture with the tarragon, egg yolk and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

3. Stuff the chicken breast: spread the cheese mixture over the chicken and then gently press the skin/flap back on top. Put the chicken in an ovenproof dish and brush with melted butter

4. Roast in a preheated oven at 190c for 25-30 minutes until cooked through. Cut each breast into diagonal slices and serve.

Notes: We replaced tarragon with parsley, but it wasn't very flavoursome. In the future, may try fennel seeds in place of the tarragon. 

Taken from Mary Berry Complete Cookbook