Brie And Sage Stuffed Chicken Food

BRIE AND SAGE STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium-high. Cut the cheese into 6 equal portions. Top each piece of cheese with two sage leaves and wrap with a slice of ham. Place each cheese bundle on one side of a butterflied chicken breast. Fold the chicken over to enclose the filling and secure closed with toothpicks. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
• Chop the remaining sage. Stir the ketchup with the balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, garlic and chopped sage until combined. Divide glaze in half. Brush one portion over the chicken.
• Place the chicken on the grill and reduce the temperature to medium. Grill the chicken for 6 minutes; turn and baste with the remaining sauce. Grill for an additional 10 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest portion of meat registers 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from grill, tent with foil and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice meat thickly and fan to serve.

BRIE AND CARAMELIZED ONION STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add sliced onion and saute 30 minutes or until golden and very soft. Lower heat if onions start to darken or burn too quickly.
• Add sliced garlic, and saute 5 more minutes Stir in 1/3 cup wine and cook 5 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates.
• Spoon mixture into a bowl and let cool. (you can make the onions a day ahead and let sit in the refrigerator).
• Stir in Brie, salt and pepper.
• Cut a horisontal slit in the thickest portion of each chicken breast to form a pocket.
• Stuff about 1/1/2 tablespoons of the onion mixture in each pocket.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook 6 minutes on each side or until done, which will depend on the size of the breasts.
• Remove from skillet, and keep warm.
• Add 1/3 cup wine, minced onion, sage and minced garlic to skillet.
• Cook over medium high heat for 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth and bring to a boil, cooking 7 minutes or until reduced to 3/4 cup.
• Return chicken to skillet; cover and simmer on low for 2 minutes until completely heated.

APPLE-STUFFED SAGE CHICKEN WITH BRIE

Steps:

• Melt butter in non-stick skillet over medium heat. For the stuffing, saute chopped apple and onion until softened. In a separate bowl combine bread crumbs, almonds, Brie and sage. Add cooked apple and onion to mixture.
• Place a spoonful of stuffing mixture in the center of chicken breast, making sure you have not overfilled chicken (or the stuffing will fall out). Roll the breast up and secure with two toothpicks. Remove excess stuffing at ends.
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Brown stuffed chicken breasts in oil for 15 minutes or until cooked throughout. Add wine and chicken broth. Cover, simmering for 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Transfer chicken to a broiler pan. Lay one apple slice and one slice of Brie on top of each chicken roll and broil them until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together 1/4 of a cup of the sauce chicken cooked in with the cornstarch in a separate bowl. Add cornstarch mixture to pan, cooking on medium to medium-low heat until thickened. Add parsley to sauce right before pouring over broiled chicken to serve.