I’m a big, big fan of salty flavors and have been using salty flavors to dress up chicken dishes. One of my favorite salty flavors is the tart saltiness of Feta cheese. Here’s a great, quick, kick butt recipe for a feta cheese sauce that will dress up that boring old chicken. It’s also fantastic over steamed asparagrus.

Grilled Chicken in Feta Cheese Sauce

Here’s how you do it.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 onion sliced thin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 TBS olive oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup feta cheese
• 2 chicken breast
• 1 teaspoon of corn starch

Preparation:
1. Heat a large grill pan over medium high heat. Grill chicken breasts for 6 to 8 minutes per side.

2. As chicken grills, heat olive oil in medium saucepan over medium high heat, add onions, garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened and beginning to caramelized (about 6 minutes). Add garlic, cook for 1 minute.

3. Add half-and-half and feta cheese. Stir until thickened and cheese begins to melt. For a thicker sauce dilute corn starch in a 1/4 cup of water and add to sauce gradually. Stir constantly until desired thickness is reached.

We served ours with asparagus spears and some sliced cherry tomatoes. The feta sauce was great over the asparagus as well. Give her a go. Let me know how it turns out.