Stuffed Chicken Recipe

Written with love, by Sarah-Elizabeth Labelle

One of the most amazing things about cooking is that you can take an old, drab dish, throw some fantastic ingredients at it, and it becomes something totally new. Grandma’s chicken dinner doesn’t have to be the unseasoned, bland chicken with a side of tasteless potatoes and broccoli. It’s surprising what a few spices and a fun cheese can really do to (forgive the pun) spice up a dish.

A lot of women I know love to play around with different flavors, and add something new into a dish. I’ve found that whether it’s in a great sauce or a new herb, changing it up can bring back the pleasure of cooking and the joy of eating. 

This recipe calls for your oven mitts and creativity as there are so many ways to change it up and keep things interesting. No more boring chicken! Toss out those over boiled potatoes and  you’re surely going to impress your man tonight with a delicious meal...and maybe even impress yourself a little along the way!

 

Ingredients

·         3-4 boneless chicken breasts

·         2 tbs of dried basil

·         1 egg

·         ¼ cup of flour

·         ½ cup of bread crumbs

·         1 block of cheese (smoked gouda)

·         4 cloves of garlic

·         3 tbs of butter

·         1 tbs of flour

·         1 cup of sliced mushrooms

·         2 chopped green onions

·         1 cup of chicken broth

·         ½ cup of white wine

stuffed chicken recipe

 

Directions

1.       Preheat oven to 375F

2.       Wash chicken, and pat dry

3.       Create, in three separate bowls, stations to bread the chicken. First bowl: ¼ cup of flour, second: 1 egg beaten, third: ½ cup of bread crumbs

4.       Cut cheese into thin slices and set aside

5.       Cut lengthwise slits into the chicken lengthwise; cut as deep as you can without cutting the chicken in half

6.       Insert cheese slices into chicken

7.       Roll chicken in flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs and place on greased oven pan

8.       Place in oven and bake for 30-40 minutes

9.       At this point begin your side dishes and sauce

 

stuffed chicken recipe

Sauce

1.       Melt 3 tbs of butter over medium heat and add one cup of sliced mushrooms

2.       Cook mushrooms until golden brown

3.       Add garlic, green onion and a dash of salt and pepper

4.       Next add in chicken broth and wine

5.       Stir and let simmer for roughly 3-5 minutes

6.       Add flour, and mix until sauce thickens

7.       Serve warm

 

stuffed chicken recipe

Wine Recommendations:

Light White Wine - Fontana di Papa, Colli Albani