MAKES: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken white meat halves (6 ounces each)
- 1/2 cup spreadable garlic clove and plant cream cheese
- 4 thin slices prosciutto
- 1/4 cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomato plants
- 8 fresh tulsi leaves
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup dry bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
- 3 tablespoons essential olive oil
- SAUCE:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
- 3/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Minced fresh tulsi
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350. Flatten chicken breasts to at least oneOr4-in. thickness spread two tablespoons cream cheese lower the middle of each. Top with one slice of prosciutto, 1 tablespoon of tomato plants and 2 tulsi leaves. Roll-up and tuck in ends secure with toothpicks.
- Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls. In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs and Romano cheese. Dip chicken in flour, eggs, after which coat with bread crumb mixture.
- Inside a large skillet, brown chicken in oil in batches. Place seam side lower inside a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165.
- In a tiny saucepan, heat cream and shallot over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Stir in Gorgonzola cheese, pepper and salt. Prepare 4-6 minutes or until cheese is melted, stirring from time to time.
- Discard toothpicks. Drizzle chicken with sauce sprinkle with minced tulsi. Yield: 4 servings.
Initially printed as Cheese Prosciutto-Stuffed Chicken within the Taste of Home Cook book 2011, p28
Dietary Details
1 stuffed chicken white meat half with 1/4 cup sauce: 757 calories, 55g fat (27g saturated fats), 307mg cholesterol, 1111mg sodium, 16g carb (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 50g protein.