Panfired Chicken Breasts with Oregano Garlic Butter Recipe

Directions:

1. Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt using a large heavy knife.
2. Mash together butter, oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic paste with a fork until well blended.
3. Pat chicken dry.
4. Cut a 2-inch-long pocket horizontally in side of each chicken breast half and fill each pocket with 2 teaspoons oregano garlic butter.
5. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
6. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook chicken, skin sides down, uncovered, until well browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
7. Turn chicken over and cover skillet, then cook until chicken is just cooked through about 10 minutes more.
8. Spread remaining oregano garlic butter over skin of chicken.