Chicken kiev with grilled polenta and corn salad

Chicken kiev with grilled polenta and corn salad

When I first heard about chicken kiev from my friend  Esther I wanted to see the recipe right away. It sounded so my style of cooking. I looked at the recipe and the first thing that hit my eye was the prep time 2 hours. I thought to myself no way! There has to be a shortcut for this delicious chicken meal. So this is how I came up with this lighter version and 30 minute recipe.

Ingredients (for 4 portions)

4 slices of chicken breast butterflied and thinned (not too thin)
1 stick of margarine room temperature
1-1 frozen cubes of frozen parsley, basil, dill and garlic (you can also use only one flavor, I like the mixed herbs)

Coating
3T mayonnaise mixed with a few drops of hot water and some garlic powder
Choice of breading: I used pretzel crumbs,but you can use corn flake crumbs, panko or bread crumbs 

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Prepare a greased 9x13 pan
Lay out chicken cutlets on a clean surface make sure its dry
Mix the room temperature margarine with the herb and garlic cubes (if you are in a rush, just microwave margarine and herbs together for 30seconds)
Spread a light layer of your herb mixture on each cutlet and roll them up.
Prepare your breading station: dip each rollup first in mayo, than in your crumbs and place it on the greased pan.
Bake it for 25 min covered and uncover for 5 minutes.
Let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

Grilled polenta
Shhhhhhhhhh, dont tell anyone, but they sell pre-cooked, ready to serve polenta loafs in the grocery. All you have to do is buy it, slice it, grill eat and enjoy it!

Corn salsa

1 small can of white and yellow corn (or use regular yellow corn)
2 scallions
2 tomatoes
1 green pepper
Optional: chopped parsley or cilantro
Olive oil (I love flavored olive oil)
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
Cut all vegetables in small pieces amd mix with olive oil and spices! Cant get any easier than that, right?


Bon appetite!