Goat Cheese stuffed Chicken Breast with Roasted Brussel Sprouts (GF, EF)

So I finally made myself sit down and put this recipe on paper.  Which for a lot of you that know me that is a big one. I have heard I have a little Grammy in my me. Little bit of this and pinch of that... But I have had many people ask for this one soooo here it is ;-)

This dish, if I do say so myself is A.... wait for it... mazing ;-)  My hubby gets pretty excited when he sees this one on the food calendar!  Hope you Enjoy

Ingredients:

2 chicken breast
4 oz container Goat cheese crumbles
1/4 lemon
2 T dry parsley
2 T Earth Balance ( butter )
Gluten free flour ( I use Quinoa)
16 oz bag of brussel sprouts.
Garlic powder
Salt & Pepper to taste
EVOO


Mash with a fork: Goat cheese, juice from 1/4 lemon, Parsley, and Earth Balance until throughly mixed together.  set aside.



So the picture I am showing you below is of two full sized breast but they were a little big to eat that way for just the Hubby and I. Last night I cut them in half and made four different stuffed smaller pieces.  So I would do that way instead.  I don't have a picture of that, but you will get the idea with the picture of what it is supposed to look like big or small ;-)

You will need to make a slit in the top but off to the side of the thickest side of the breast. You are making a pocket for the cheese to sit in.  Make sure you do not puncture the other side or the cheese will run out.  Stuff as much cheese mixture inside each pocket.   Season breast with salt and pepper.  Next step is to roll the breast in flour.

In a saute pan with a enough EVOO to coat the bottom of pan, saute chicken breast just until a light golden color is on each side. Only a few minutes.



While the chicken is sautéing you can start cutting up the brussel sprouts. Cute off stem and cut in half.  Lay them in a 9x13 baking dish. Drizzle them with EVOO. Mix them all up so they are nicely coated.  Season them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. No measurements here, sorry! ;-) arrange Sprouts on the outer edge of dish.
When chicken is a golden color place meat in the middle of pan.  Cook dish at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked. Sometimes I will deglaze the pan that the chicken cooked in with a a 1/4 cup chicken stock and pour that mix over then chicken and brussel sprouts. It Gives a little more sauce at the end. If the chicken is not as golden as you would like turn on broiler for a few minutes. Make sure to keep your eye on it.  Sprouts can burn pretty quickly!



Um... Yummy!  Enjoy!