Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Vegetables

Şule EkşioğluChef

Ingredients

• 4 whole chicken breasts without bones
  4 breasts
• Half a packet of frozen peas and carrots
  0.5 packet
• 1/4 cup corn oil
  0.3 cup
• 1 Maggi cube
  1 cube
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
  2.5 cup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
  1.5 tbsp
• 1 lemon
  1 lemon
• Spices: black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, and salt
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• 2 cups soaked and drained rice
  2 cup
• 1 Maggi cube
  1 cube
• 2 tablespoons corn oil
  2 tbsp
• Spices: 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, a pinch of regular spice, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, and salt
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Steps

1. 1

   Boil the vegetables until they are half cooked.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   10 min
2. 2

   Drain the vegetables and sprinkle them with a pinch of the spices mentioned above.

   5 min
3. 3

   Prepare the chicken breasts by rubbing half a lemon on them.

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   Lemon

   5 min
4. 4

   Create a cavity using the knife in the chicken pieces to stuff them with vegetables.

   Required Tools:

   Knife

   5 min
5. 5

   Stuff them with the vegetables and use toothpicks to close any openings that may occur.

   5 min
6. 6

   Season the breasts from the outside with a little turmeric, a pinch of salt, and the remaining spices.

   5 min
7. 7

   In a frying pan, heat the oil and then dissolve the Maggi cube.

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   Frying Pan

   5 min
8. 8

   Then add the breasts and fry them on high heat until they are well browned.

   10 min
9. 9

   Remove them from the oil and set aside.

   5 min
10. 10

    Reduce the amount of oil in the frying pan.

    5 min
11. 11

    Then add the remaining vegetables and stir them with the oil.

    5 min
12. 12

    Then add the flour and stir it with them.

    5 min
13. 13

    Now add the water and stir well to avoid lumps.

    5 min
14. 14

    Adjust the saltiness and acidity by adding the juice of the remaining half lemon and a pinch of spices.

    5 min
15. 15

    Return the chicken breasts and cover the tray with aluminum foil, then place it in the oven at 200 degrees for 45 minutes until cooked.

    45 min
16. 16

    Finally, serve alongside the spiced rice.

    5 min
17. 17

    To prepare the rice: dissolve the Maggi cube in about 2 tablespoons of oil, then add the soaked and washed rice, followed by the spices mentioned in the ingredients and water.

    10 min
18. 18

    The water should be 1 cm above the rice. Initially, let it boil on high heat, and when the water dries, reduce to low heat until cooked.

    10 min

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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