ITALIAN STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Another frequently-made recipe from my days of cooking for a caterer. A really elegant dish that can be easily doubled for a dinner party. Savory chicken breasts stuffed with spinach-ricotta-pesto-prosciutto, and topped with a light mushroom sauce.
Provided by davianng
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast pine nuts 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Reserve.
- Put washed spinach in skillet, cover. Steam about 2 minutes. Place in strainer, rinse with cold water and squeeze as much liquid out as possible. Chop medium fine.
- Heat butter in skillet, saute shallots until soft.
- Increase oven to 375 degrees.
- Butter a shallow baking dish.
- Mix pine nuts, spinach, shallots, ricotta cheese, egg yolk and pepper.
- Pound chicken breasts slightly.
- Place 1/.2 slice prosciutto on each breast, followed by 1/6 of filling. Fold in half. Place in buttered baking dish.
- Mix melted butter and lemon juice. Spoon over chicken breasts. Bake, basting occassionally, for 30 minutes (or until tender). Remove to platter and keep warm.
- Make sauce: Melt butter in skillet, saute mushrooms 3 minutes. Remove mushrooms.
- Add stock to skillet, boil until rediced to 1/4 cup. Add wine, boil until reduced to 1/2 cup. Add cream, boil until reduced to 3/4 cup.
- Return mushrooms to sauce.
- Add whatever juices have accumulated in chicken dish to sauce. Bring to boil, stirring. Add basil.
- Serve chicken breasts on platter. Pass sauce separately.
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Cynthia Collis
collis1@yahoo.comThis was a delicious and easy recipe! The chicken was moist and flavorful, and the filling was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Rael Nyamai
nyamair81@yahoo.comThis recipe was easy to follow and the chicken turned out great! The filling was flavorful and the chicken was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
IRFAN ADH DHAIYAN
d@hotmail.co.ukI made this recipe for my family and they loved it! The chicken was tender and juicy, and the filling was flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Olivia Powell
o_powell@gmail.comThis was a delicious recipe! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the filling was flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Doctor Doctor 1
d9@aol.comI loved this recipe! The chicken was so moist and flavorful, and the filling was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Hisham haris
hisham.haris@hotmail.frThis recipe was easy to follow and the chicken turned out great! I will definitely be making this again.
Pritom Biswas Dip
dip_p2@gmail.comI made this recipe for a dinner party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it. The chicken was moist and flavorful, and the filling was delicious.
Happiness Eyo
eyohappiness@aol.comThis was a great recipe! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the filling was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Sl Smokiyo
s_s4@hotmail.comI've made this recipe several times now, and it's always a hit. I love that it's a one-pan meal, so cleanup is easy.
Parwiz Ahmad
ahmadparwiz38@hotmail.comMy family loved this recipe! It was a little time-consuming to make, but it was worth it. The chicken was moist and flavorful, and the filling was delicious.
Nokwanda Ngwenya
n@yahoo.comThis was a very easy and tasty meal! I made a few substitutions (used spinach instead of kale and panko breadcrumbs instead of Italian breadcrumbs), and it turned out great! Will definitely make again.