Roquefort-lemon Chicken

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup bottled roquefort cheese or 1/3 cup blue cheese dressing
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 large garlic clove, peeled and forced through a press
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• nonstick cooking spray or olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 stir together the dressing, lemon juice, garlic, basil and pepper; set aside about 2 t.
• 2 put the chicken into a bowl and add the remaining dressing, stirring to coat. marinate 30 minutes at room temperature or refrigerate for longer marination, up to eight hours.
• 3 line a baking pan with aluminum foil and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 4 spray a non-stick skillet or grill pan with cooking spray. heat pan over medium heat.
• 5 remove chicken from the marinade and place in the hot pan. (discard marinade).
• 6 brown quickly on each side for abouttwo minutes, then transfer to baking pan.
• 7 spread 2 tablespoons reserved dressing over the chicken and sprinkle lightly with salt. bake 12-15 minutes or until chicken tests done in the thickest part.