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Chicken Breasts in Maple Syrup


Title: Chicken Breasts in Maple Syrup
Categories: Poultry, Main dish
Yield: 4 Servings

4 Boneless chicken breasts
All-purpose flour
Salt and pepper
4 lg Mushrooms, finely chopped
1/2 c Cooked ham, finely diced
1/2 ts Dried chives
3 tb Butter
1 Onion, thinly sliced
Pinch savory
1/4 c Maple syrup
1/2 c Water

Roll each breast in flour seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. In
skillet, saute mushrooms, ham and chives in 1 tbsp. butter. Slit thick
portion of each chicken breast to form pocket; insert spoonful of ham
mixture. Secure with skewers.

Add remaining butter to skillet; brown chicken breasts over medium heat.
Arrange in shallow casserole. Saute onion in remaining drippings; add
savory. Spoon over chicken. Pour 1 tbsp. maple syrup over each chicken
breast.

Add water to skillet and stir up browned bits from bottom of pan; pour into
casserole. Bake, uncovered, in 350øF oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove
skewers before serving. Makes 4 servings. Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Canadian Living
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin"
on May 7, 1998