Chicken Asiago And Pear Tart Food

CHICKEN ASIAGO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF. Coat an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a shallow bowl, beat egg with just enough water to thin it a little. Set aside.
• Place bread crumbs in another shallow bowl, and stir in dried basil. Set aside.
• Place 1 chicken breast between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a mallet until about 1/4 inch thick, being careful not to pound holes in chicken; repeat with 2nd breast.
• Remove plastic wrap and place 1 slice of ham on each breast.
• Place one piece of cheese on the narrow end of each breast. Roll breast up jelly-roll fashion, and secure ends with toothpicks.
• Dip breast in egg mixture and coat all sides. Roll in bread crumbs until well coated. Repeat with 2nd breast.
• Place in baking dish and LIGHTLY spray with cooking spray (or an oil mister). This will help coating brown.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove toothpicks and place on plates. Top with some heated pasta sauce and some shredded cheese to garnish; serve.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN & PEARS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until a thermometer reads 165°, 8-10 minutes. Remove., Meanwhile, stir together next 5 ingredients until blended. Pour into skillet; add pears and dried cherries. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until pears are tender, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to skillet; simmer, uncovered, until heated through, 3-5 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with additional minced rosemary.

CHICKEN, ASIAGO & PEAR TART

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Unfold the pastry sheet on a baking sheet.
• Arrange the pear slices on the pastry sheet to within 1/4-inch of the edge. Arrange the chicken over the pears and brush with the vinegar. Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Carefully remove the tart from the baking sheet to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

BALSAMIC PEACH AND ASIAGO TART

Steps:

• Cut peeled peaches in half and marinate in the balsamic vinegar for 30 minutes. (If you don't have aged balsamic, pour double the amount of balsamic in a sauce pot and reduce by half over low heat).
• Take a sheet of phyllo and brush with melted butter, repeat until all sheets have been layered and buttered.
• Cut the phyllo into 4 sections.
• Cut marnited peach halves into slices and place onto phyllo sections (using a 1/2 peach for each section).
• Divide asiago evenly over the peaches.
• Fold phyllo and brush with butter.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, until golden and crispy.
• I triple this recipe and freeze just before I bake. It's a great treat in the middle of winter when you want it to be summer! I have also tried canned peaches and it doesn't work out well.

HASSELBACK PEAR TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Fit puff pastry into a 10-inch square tart pan with removable sides.
• Place a pear half, cut-side down, onto a work surface. Place a chopstick above and below the pear half, so the pear is framed on the top and bottom. Thinly slice the pear half lengthwise, stopping when the knife hits the chopstick and leaving the bottom 1/4 inch of the pear intact. Repeat with the remaining pear halves.
• Place hasselbacked pears in a bowl; add white sugar and lemon juice and gently toss to coat. Let hasselbacked pears stand for 5 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; spread over puff pastry. Arrange hasselbacked pears over cream cheese layer, cutting some of the halves into quarters if needed to fit them in. Slightly fan out each pear and drizzle any accumulated juices from the pear bowl over pears. Sprinkle turbinado sugar over tart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is puffed and lightly browned and juices are bubbling, about 35 minutes. Cool tart for 15 minutes before slicing.

CHICKEN WITH ASIAGO, PROSCIUTTO, AND SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Coat both sides with flour, shaking off excess.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken breast and saute until brown, turning once, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to rimmed baking sheet, reserve skillet.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over each breast.
• Top each with 2 prosciutto slices.
• Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add wine, minced sage, and 2 tablespoons butter to skillet.
• Boil until sauce is reduced to 1/3 cup, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer chicken breasts to platter.
• Top each with sage leaf, drizzle pan sauce over, and serve.

CHICKEN WITH PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle both sides of the chicken breasts with half of cinnamon. Add the breasts to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on each side or until browned; transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Remove as much flesh as possible from each one of the cores. Place in a microwave safe bowl (2 Celsius capacity) along with chicken broth. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes on high. Set aside.
• Put chopped pears, cinnamon, salt, allspice, sugar and broth/pear liquid into a food processor. Process until the mixture is of applesauce-like consistency. Stir in the raisins.
• Place chicken breasts into a lightly greased, 2 quart capacity casserole dish. Cover with the pear mixture. Sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon of Asiago cheese. Bake uncovered at 325 for 35 minutes. Serve over a bed of steamed white rice.

CHICKEN, PEAR & ASIAGO SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread bread slices with mayo.
• Fill with remaining ingredients.