Chicken breasts stuffed with goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes
Last weekend my girlfriend and I made dinner for her parents who were visiting DC. Since I don't eat beef or pork, and her mother doesn't eat fish, we settled on chicken. For our main course we prepared chicken breasts stuffed with goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. I was excited about this recipe because I love goat cheese (and feta, gorgonzola, bleu cheese and pretty much all other crumbly cheeses.) This recipe comes from Cooking Light, by way of myrecipes.com . On the side we prepared a Giada De Laurentiis recipe for israeli couscous with apples, cranberries and herbs, along with some simple roasted asparagus. The recipes are below, with my notes in italics. For the chicken: Ingredients 1 cup boiling water 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided 1/2 cup chopped shallots, divided 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled goat cheese 2 tablespoons ch...