Title: Stuffed Chicken Breasts in Mushroom-Wine Sauce
Categories: Trattoria
Yield: 4 Servings

FILLING --
2 ts Unsalted butter
2 tb Yellow onions -- finely
Chopped
1 ts Minced garlic
3/4 lb Spinach -- stemmed and
Chopped
3 tb Sun-dried tomatoes,
Oil-packed -- drained and
Chopped
2 tb Grated parmesan cheese
Salt and white pepper
4 Skinless boneless chicken
Breast halves -- each
1/4 -lb (125g)
4 sl Emmenthaler cheese -- thinly
Sliced
2 tb Canola oil
1/2 c All-purpose flour
SAUCE--
2 ts Unsalted butter
2 tb Yellow onions -- thinly
Sliced
1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms caps --
Thinly sliced
1/4 c Fruity Italian white wine
1/2 c Meat stock (veal)
1/4 c Heavy (double) cream
Salt and pepper
Freshly ground nutmeg

FILLING -- In a frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the
onion and saute for 1 minute. Raise the heat to medium-high, add the garlic
and spinach and saute until spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the
chopped tomatoes. Transfer the spinach mixture to a colander and, using the
back of a wood spoon, press gently against the mixture to remove any excess
moisture, then let cool. Wipe the frying pan clean and set aside. Transfer
the spinach mixture to a bowl. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, and season to
taste with salt and white pepper. Set aside. Place each chicken breast
between sheets of plastic wrap and using a meat pounder, pound until 1/4
inch (6mm) thick. Place 1 cheese slice on top of each pounded breast.
Spoon one-fourth of the spinach filling onto the bottom center of each
cheese slice and shape the filling into a log, being careful that it does
not protrude over the edges. Fold the sides in toward the center and then,
beginning at the bottom end, roll up tightly. Secure with toothpicks.
Preheat oven to 425F/220C. In the frying pan over medium-high heat, warm
the oil. While the oil is heating, spread the flour on a plate. Roll the
stuffed chicken breasts in the flour, coating lightly and evenly. Add the
chicken to the pan and brown lightly on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Using a
slotted spatula, transfer the chicken to a baking dish. Place in the center
of the oven and immediately reduce the heat to 375F/190C. Bake until cooked
through, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to warmed individual plates and let
stand for a few minutes. Remove the toothpicks. WHILE the chicken is
baking, make the SAUCE. In a small frying pan over medium heat, melt the
butter. Add the onion and saute until the edges begin to turn translucent,
about 2 minutes. Pour in the wine and deglaze the pan by stirring to
dislodge any browned bits from the pan bottom. Cook over medium heat until
the wine is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add the stock and simmer
until reduced by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the cream and simmer until
the sauce thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and
pepper and freshly grated nutmeg. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and
serve immediately.

Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #112

Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 12:04:13 -0700 (PDT)

From: PatH

Recipe By : Sunset's Trattoria: Best of Casual Italian Cooking (1995)