Chicken Kiev With Russian Mushroom Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400^. Chicken: Combine margarine, parsley,rosemary,garlic and pepper to taste in a small mixing bowl. Shape margarine mixture into four 2 inch long sticks; freeze until firm. --- Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of waxed paper and flatten to 1/4 inch thickness with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place 1 margarine stick in the center of each chicken breast; fold ends over margarine and roll beginning with long side. Secure each end with wooden toothpicks. Dip rolls into the milk and coat thoroughly with breadcrumbs. --- Bake at 400^ for 25 minutes or until browned. Arrange chicken on a serving platter, spoon juices from pan over the top, garnish with lemon wedges. Serve with cooked noodles, steamed vegetables or cooked rice.
• 2. Mushroom Sauce: Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add onion and garlic and cook 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cool 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream. Mix half the sauce with noodles. Spoon onto large silver platter. Remove chicken from oven. Remove tooth picks. Arrange chicken on noodles. Garnish with parsley. Serve with remaining sauce.

Steps:

• Mix 3/4 cup of softened butter or margarine, parsley, chives, green onion, salt, and pepper.
• Shape into 4 strips (like sticks).
• Chill or freeze until firm.
• Place one breast between 2 pieces of wax paper.
• Pound slightly.
• Repeat with others.
• Place one stick of herbed butter on each breast.
• Roll breast so butter is completely enclosed.
• Close with toothpicks.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Beat egg and water together.
• Dredge breasts in flour.
• Dip in egg mixture.
• Roll in breadcrumbs to coat well.
• Heat 1/4 cup of butter in large skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté until golden, turning gently with 2 forks.
• Place in 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.
• To make your sauce, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion.
• Cook 2 minutes.
• Add mushrooms.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Cook 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
• Mix 1/2 of the sauce with cooked rice.
• Serve chicken on rice with remaining sauce on top.

Steps:

• Remove all fat from chicken and discard.
• If chicken breasts are in one piece, split them into two pieces.
• Place each chicken breast in a large zip-loc bag that has been sprayed with a vegetable oil. Using a mallet, or a small frying pan, carefully pound the chicken until about 1/8 inch thickness. The oil helps the chicken to slide while pounding.
• DO NOT POUND TOO HARD SO THE CHICKEN BREAKS UP.
• Place on a dish, cover and set prepared chicken breasts aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix together butter, black pepper, granulated garlic powder and mix to combine well.
• Form butter into a 2" x 3" rectangular shape on a 6 inch square piece of aluminum foil; thickness should be about 1/4".
• Place in freezer compartment of refrigerator for about 1/2 hour until butter mixture hardens.
• Cut butter into 6 equal pieces (1/2" x 3").
• Place one piece of butter at the front of each prepared chicken breast.
• Fold in edges just to catch the edges of the butter on each side, then roll the chciken breast to encase the butter completely.
• This is necessary so that the butter does not run out while deep-frying.
• Secure chicken rolls with skewers or toothpicks.
• In a bowl, beat eggs with water.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together black pepper, garlic powder, dill weed and flour.
• In another separate bowl, measure the bread crumbs.
• Completely coat each rolled chicken into the flour mixture.
• Dip flour coated chicken into the egg mixture.
• Now roll and coat the chicken in the bread crumbs mixture.
• Place chicken in a shallow dish and chill for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• In a medium size frying pan, add vegetable oil and heat to medium-high heat.
• Carefully place the chicken rolls into the oil and cook for 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is done and golden brown.
• To test for doneness, cut into 1 rolled chicken to make sure no pink is showing.
• Serve immediately, garnished with lemon twists and parsley.