Parmesan and Basil-Stuffed Chicken with Roasted Carrots

Name: Parmesan and Basil-Stuffed Chicken with Roasted Carrots
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tbsp parmesan cheese (grated); 2 tbsp cream cheese (softened); 2 tbs fresh basil, chopped; 1 tbs extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small garlic clove, minced; Salt; Pepper; 2 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts (12oz); 1 tbs unsalted butter, melted; 6 carrots (peeled, sliced ½in thick); 1½ tsp dark brown sugar

5 steps

Cook:35min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:32:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories477.1 kcal (24%)

Total Fat30.8 g (44%)

Carbs19.9 g (8%)

Sugars11.1 g (12%)

Protein30.3 g (61%)

Sodium684.6 mg (34%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 Tbspparmesan cheese

grated

2 Tbspcream cheese

softened

2 Tbsfresh basil

chopped

1 Tbsextra-virgin olive oil

1 Tbsunsalted butter

melted

6carrots

peeled, sliced 1/2in thick

1 ½ tspdark brown sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Step 2

Mix Parmesan, cream cheese, basil, oil, garlic, pinch of salt and pepper together in a bowl.

Step 3

Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Use your fingers to loosen center portion of skin covering each breast. Using spoon, place half of cheese mixture underneath skin over center of each breast. Gently press on skin to spread out cheese mixture.

Step 4

Arrange chicken skin side up on 1 side of baking sheet. Brush chicken with half of melted butter. Toss carrots with remaining butter and sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Mound carrots in a pile on baking sheet, opposite of chicken.

Step 5

Bake until chicken registers 160 degrees and carrots are browned and tender, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating sheet and spreading out carrots into even layer halfway through baking. Let carrots and chicken rest on sheet for 5 minutes hefore serving.