Plantain Stuffed Chicken Breasts Recipes

STUFFING STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

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.

PARMESAN-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a small bowl, mix parsley, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and zest. Season with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• Divide parsley mixture into four mounds. Carefully loosen chicken skin with fingers; tuck parsley mixture under skin. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan.
• Bake until skin is crispy, chicken is cooked through, and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat registers 165 degrees, about 30 minutes.

SWEET PLANTAIN AND PEPPER STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• To make the marinade: In a small bowl, combine the juice of the lemons, garlic, dried oregano, olive oil, salt and pepper. Rub all over the chicken and allow it to set in the refrigerator 1 to 2 hours. To make the stuffing: Over medium-high heat, saute the bacon until crisp. Remove from the pan. Place the plantains to the pan and cook until lightly browned. Add the garlic, peppers and oregano and cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the chicken stock to deglaze the pan, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the bread, salt and pepper. Stir gently to combine. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and stuff it with the plantain pepper mixture. Tie the legs together and place on a rack in a roasting pan, breast side down. Cook for 1/2 hour, turn the chicken breast side up and roast for another 1/2 hour or until the skin is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through.

PLANTAIN CRUSTED STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
• Peel the plantain by cutting the top and bottom off, and peeling them like a banana.
• Cut the peeled plantains in half, and place them into a sauce pot. Cover them with water, and add 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon. Bring the mixture to a boil, and cook the plantains until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain the cooked plantains, and put them into a bowl. Mash the plantains...
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• ...until you have a smooth mixer. At this point, taste the plantains. If they need a little more sweetness, add a tablespoon of honey or agave nectar. Set the mixture aside to cool.
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• Meanwhile, prepare the coating for the chicken.
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• Crush the plantain chips by pouring them into a zip-top bag and pounding them with a rolling pin, or buzzing them up in a food processor. Season them with salt and garlic powder.
• Cut a slit into each chicken breast, this is where the sweet plantain stuffing will go. Season the chicken inside and out with Adobo seasoning before you stuff the chicken.
• Take a bit of the sweet plantain mash and press it into the pocket you made inside the chicken breast. Flatten the breast and tuck the filling in.
• Then bread the stuffed chicken breast by dipping it into flour, then egg, and then the crushed plantain chips.
• Place the breaded chicken breasts into a baking sheet that's been fitted with a baking rack.
• Bake the chicken breasts at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 175 degrees F.
• Serve this deliciously sweet and savory chicken breasts with a green salad for the perfect meal!

RIPE PLANTAIN AND CHORIZO STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH CILANTRO RICE AND TAMARIND RUM GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add plantains and saute until fully cooked. Remove from heat and mash to combine with the chorizo and garlic. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Spread the plantain mixture over the chicken breast and fold it over. Place chicken in a small roasting pan or baking dish and brush with the glaze. Roast in oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fully cooked through. Serve with Cilantro Rice.
• In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Pour glaze over chicken.
• Make cilantro oil by combining cilantro, oil and salt in a blender. Blend until thoroughly combined.
• Place rice in a small saucepan. Over medium-low heat, drizzle in the cilantro oil and gently stir to combine with cooked rice. Heat until rice is warmed through. Serve with chicken.

CHICKEN THIGHS STUFFED WITH PLANTAIN AND SERRANO HAM

Steps:

• Place boniato and plantain in small saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Simmer until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain. Return to same pan. Mash boniato and plantain. Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Place 1 thigh on work surface. Top with 1 ham slice. Form 1 tablespoon of boniato mixture into 2x1/2-inch log. Place atop ham at 1 end of thigh. Roll up thigh and secure with toothpick. Repeat with remaining thighs, ham, and boniato mixture. Dredge stuffed thighs in flour to coat.
• Melt butter with olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs to skillet and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Add 1/4 cup water to skillet; reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until chicken thighs are cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken thighs to platter. Remove toothpicks. Add lemon juice to drippings in skillet. Increase heat to high and stir 1 minute. Pour sauce over chicken thighs and serve.

PLANTAIN STUFFED CHICKEN WITH TAMARIND SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine chicken, 3 cups of water, salt and bring to a boil.
• Melt half the butter in pan. Add peeled plantains, cinnamon.Mash and mix well for one min on medium heat.
• Remove chicken from broth, discard chicken broth or reserve for later cooking. Lay the chicken breast flat and cut from right to left through the center making two halves, add a tablespoon of plantain stuffing on the bottom half of the breast and add a 1/8th teaspoon of butter on the plantain stuffing for taste. place the second half of the chicken breast on top like a sandwich.
• Place chicken breasts on a baking tray and cover with aliminium foil. Bake the dish in a pre-heated oven for 10 minutes over a low heat.* Make sure to cover chicken with foil to keep the top layer from hardening.
• To make the sauce boil a cup of water and add the remaining ingredients except corn starch. In a bit of cold water ( about 1 ounce) drop one table spoon of corn starch and mix well. Add this mix slowly to the tamarind sauce, and keep stirring on low heat for 5 minute To make the sauce spicer or sweeter or tangyer you can add more chile powder or honey or tamarid to please your taste buds.
• To serve: Place chicken breast on plate add 3-4 tablespoons of tamarind sauce on top. Garnish with cooked plantain slices and corriander.

STUFFED PLANTAINS

Steps:

• Cut plantain into 3 pieces, keeping the peel on.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and boil plantain until peel starts to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool until easily handled. Peel and mash plantain. Separate into 3 equal-sized golf balls. Place each ball into a piece of plastic wrap and form into a 6-inch round. Place 1 1/2 tablespoon Cheddar cheese into each round, fold over, and pinch edges together.
• Heat oil in a medium size skillet on medium-high heat. Pan-fry stuffed plantains until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip plantains and fry for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels to absorb excess oil.

PLANTAIN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper Slice bananas thinly and fry the slices in cooking oil untl golden brown.
• Drain excess grease.
• When plantains are warm, mash them together with the cheese and the butter.
• Fill the breast flattened cutlets with this mix, make rolls and seal edges with toothpicks or your preferred method.
• Fry in hot oil on both sides and then place them in medium heat oven for 10 minutes.