What can I use for the garlic butter inside of chicken kievs if I don't like butter?

[scrummyyummy]

I've been wanting to make my own chicken kievs as I don't like butter/marg or any of the dairy substitutes. What can I use to clump the garlic together if I can't use butter/marg? If I used oil, it doesn't harden for me to shove inside the chicken. Don't really want to use lard as I don't want my arteries hardening. If only there were some sort of oil based thing that I can use instead of butter. Any suggestions anyone?

[4getmenot]

how about some chicken knorr stock cubes mixed with garlic?

[4getmenot]

or how about garlic philladelphia. mmmmm

[Answerprancer]

Coconut butter maybe ?

[Buenchico]

I like 4getmenot's idea of using cottage cheese (whether branded as 'Philadelphia' or not).

The wonderful 'Le Roulé', which has both garlic and herbs already in it, might also be worth trying.

Chris

[4getmenot]

making me hungry, must go to bed and stay away from the snack cupboard and fridge. Night x

[scrummyyummy]

I like the idea of the stock cube, 4getmenot! What a great idea! Can't do Philadelphia though as that's dairy.
What's coconut butter? I've never heard of that one. Actually, I just thought, I'm ok with coconut milk so is it ok to freeze coconut milk? Maybe that's what you mean Answerprancer?
I'm happy already with these suggestions! Thank you!

[4getmenot]

sorry didnt know it was all dairy that was a no go try and make the stock cube into a paste with a bit of water. Let me know how it turns out, have never tried it myself x

[rowanwitch]

You can get a pure soya 'margarine' which would work...but the whole point of chicken kiev is the butter melts and carries the garlic into the meat... an alternative option would involve blending olive oil and garlic and injecting it directly into the meat with a syringe and wide bore needle..

[scrummyyummy]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'll probably go with the stock cube and coconut one as I don't touch the dairy substitutes either, so soya milk based stuff are also out (I know, I'm fussy but it's also a medical issue!). I appreciate the whole point of chicken kiev is the melting garlic butter but I would be ill if I ate the butter but that doesn't mean I don't like the smell of it. In fact, I love the smell of it and would love to have a go at my own version minus the butter. x