Alecs Havarti Chicken Recipes

BAKED HAVARTI CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). 2. Marinate chicken in Italian dressing and Greek seasoning, if using, for a minimum of 30 minutes. 3. Place chicken in a 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle top with additional Greek seasoning, if desired, and bake in preheated oven for approximately 25 minutes, or until juices run clear. 4. Shortly before chicken is done, melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Pour in wine, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic salt; bring to a boil. Stir in mushrooms then reduce heat and simmer covered until mushrooms are tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt as needed. 5. Remove chicken from the oven. Lay green chili slices on top of each breast then top each chili with a slice of cheese. Return to the oven until cheese has melted. 6. Remove chicken from the oven, top with mushrooms and their pan juices, and serve.

BAKED CHICKEN OSCAR DINNER (YEP, THE WHOLE SHEBANG)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place red potatoes into a separate 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over chicken breasts and 1 tablespoon oil over potatoes.
• Combine sea salt, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, lemon and herb seasoning, onion powder, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and black pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle chicken and potatoes each with half the seasoning mix.
• Cover both baking dishes with aluminum foil.
• Bake chicken and potatoes in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes; remove chicken and top each breast with a folded slice of Havarti cheese. Return chicken to oven and bake until Havarti cheese is melted, chicken is no longer pink inside and juices juices run clear, about 5 more minutes.
• Remove chicken and potatoes from oven and allow to rest covered for 5 minutes.
• Whisk hollandaise sauce mix with milk in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil and stir in butter until melted. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in white pepper, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and 1 pinch garlic powder.
• Place asparagus into a skillet over medium heat. Pour water into skillet about 1-inch deep and bring to a boil. Cover skillet and steam asparagus just until tender but still bright green, 2 to 4 minutes.
• To serve, place each chicken breast onto a serving plate and top breasts with imitation crab meat.
• Pour about 2 tablespoons of hollandaise sauce over each serving and place several spears of asparagus on top; drizzle 2 more tablespoons of sauce over each portion. Serve remaining hollandaise sauce on the side. Garnish with a pinch of paprika and serve with 2 red potatoes on each serving plate.

ALEC'S HAVARTI CHICKEN

Steps:

• salt & pepper chicken cutlets, lightly drench in flour, then the eggs
• mix the cheese with the breadcrumbs, cover chicken on both sides..pressing gently to make sure sticks well
• add half the butter and half the olive oil...med heat fry the cutlets in batches about 3 mins each side, until fully cooked and brown. I served this with potatoes o gratin...but you can serve with anything...sooo delicious