Air Fryer Herb Butter Goat Cheese Chicken Kiev
As the pandemic continues, the need for comfort food continues to grow. We have to find comfort in the little things that make us happy. For a long time, I’ve been trying to make more time for cooking and blogging… even though the circumstances are less than ideal, one silver lining is that I have the time to do that right now.
I used to love eating frozen Chicken Kiev as a kid, and I thought it was time I ventured out to make my own. Especially with my handy dandy air fryer ready to go! Leave it to me to find a way to incorporate goat cheese into the mix. Is anyone else as big of a goat cheese fanatic as me?
It’s like my personal burrata. Then again, burrata is also my burrata. I’m just a cheese fanatic and I don’t care who knows it.
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Servings: 2
Ingredients:
2 skinless boneless chicken breasts, thawed
¾ stick unsalted butter, softened
½ log soft honey goat cheese (about 2 oz)
3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
Almond or all-purpose flour, for coating
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp black pepper
Recipe:
1. Combine butter, goat cheese, parsley, dill, and garlic in food processor. Pulse until ingredients blend – it should be a creamy mixture. Set aside.
2. Pound the chicken breasts to flatten them a bit. Use a knife to slice into the side of each chicken breast, careful not to poke through. You want to create a pocket to spoon the herb goat cheese butter into.
3. Season chicken breasts with sea salt, black pepper, and garlic powder on both sides, about a teaspoon for each breast.
4. Using a spoon, fill each pocket with herb goat cheese butter and seal off the pocket. It should be fairly sticky due to the goat cheese. I would use around half of the butter here.
5. Dust both sides of the chicken breast with flour of your choosing. Any flour will do. I would recommend almond or all-purpose flour to make sure it doesn’t add an unwanted extra flavor to the chicken. Shake off any excess.
6. In a shallow bowl, place beaten eggs. In a separate shallow bowl, place panko breadcrumbs. Dip each breast into the egg mixture and let extra drip off, then cover with breadcrumbs on both sides. If the pocket is still slightly opened on the breast, slap some breadcrumbs on there.
7. Preheat air fryer to 400 and spray with non-stick oil spray, if needed. Place chicken breasts in air fryer and air fry for 18-20 minutes, flipping the chicken over halfway through cooking.
8. Top the chicken with remaining herb goat cheese butter and enjoy.
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Air Fryer Herb Butter Goat Cheese Chicken Kiev
Ingredients
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts thawed
- ¾ stick unsalted butter softened
- ½ log soft honey goat cheese about 2 oz
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- Almond or all-purpose flour for coating
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Combine butter, goat cheese, parsley, dill, and garlic in food processor. Pulse until ingredients blend – it should be a creamy mixture. Set aside.
- Pound the chicken breasts to flatten. Use a knife to slice into the side of each chicken breast, careful not to poke through. You want to create a pocket to spoon the herb goat cheese butter into.
- Season chicken breasts with sea salt, black pepper, and garlic powder on both sides, about a teaspoon for each breast.
- Using a spoon, fill each pocket with herb goat cheese butter and seal off the pocket. Use about half of the herb butter here.
- Dust both sides of the chicken breast with flour of your choosing. Shake off any excess.
- In a shallow bowl, place beaten eggs. In a separate shallow bowl, place panko breadcrumbs. Dip each breast into the egg mixture and let extra drip off, then cover with breadcrumbs on both sides. If the pocket is still slightly opened on the breast, slap some breadcrumbs on there.
- Preheat air fryer to 400 and spray with non-stick oil spray, if needed. Place chicken breasts in air fryer and air fry for 18-20 minutes, flipping the chicken over halfway through cooking.
- Top the chicken with remaining herb goat cheese butter and dive in.