Stuffed Chicken Breast With Mushroom Sauce Food

MAKEOVER STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. For stuffing, in a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion and green pepper in oil until tender. Transfer to a small bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, water and poultry seasoning., Place 1/4 cup stuffing over each chicken breast. Roll up from a short side and secure with toothpicks. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat chicken in flour mixture., Place seam side down in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spritz chicken with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Discard toothpicks., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in oil until tender. Whisk flour and milk; add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in the sour cream, salt and pepper. Serve with chicken.

MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place butter in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until slightly softened.
• Add in mushrooms and cook until juices are released and reabsorbed. Add wine and thyme. Cook until evaporated but not dry. Cool completely.
• Combine cooled mushrooms with cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, and salt & pepper to taste.
• Using a sharp knife, cut a 1 ½″ slit in the side of the chicken. Move the knife around creating a pocket. Fill the pocket with ¼ of the mushroom mixture. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle the chicken with paprika, garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in an oven-proof skillet. Brown the chicken for about 3 minutes on each side until golden.
• Place the skillet in the oven and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165°F in the thickest part.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place breasts in the center of a plastic food storage bag or 2 large sheets of waxed paper. Pound out the chicken from the center of the bag outward using a heavy-bottomed skillet or mallet. Be firm but controlled with your strokes.
• Defrost spinach in the microwave. Transfer spinach to a kitchen towel. Twist towel around spinach and wring it out until very dry. Transfer to a medium-mixing bowl.
• Place a nonstick skillet over moderate heat. When skillet is hot, add butter, mushrooms, garlic and shallot. Season with salt and pepper and saute 5 minutes. Transfer mushrooms, garlic and shallot to the food processor. Pulse to grind the mushrooms and transfer to the mixing bowl, adding the processed mushrooms to the spinach. Add ricotta and grated cheese to the bowl and the nutmeg. Stir to combine the stuffing. Return your skillet to the stove over medium high heat.
• Place a mound of stuffing on each breast and wrap and roll breast over the stuffing. Secure breasts with toothpicks. Add 3 tablespoons oil to the pan, 3 turns of the pan. Add breasts to the pan and brown on all sides, cooking chicken 10 to 12 minutes. The meat will cook quickly because it is thin. Remove breasts; add butter to the pan and flour. Cook butter and flour for a minute, whisk in wine and reduce another minute. Whisk in broth and return breasts to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer until ready to serve. Remove toothpicks. Serve breasts whole or, remove from pan, slice on an angle and fan out on dinner plates. Top stuffed chicken breasts or sliced stuffed breasts with generous spoonfuls of the sauce.

CHEESE, SPINACH & MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Boil the kettle, tip the mushrooms into a small bowl, pour over boiling water to just cover, then leave to soak for 15 mins. Drain and squeeze out the mushrooms (save and freeze the liquid to make a base for a gravy) and roughly chop.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently cook the shallots and garlic for 3 mins. Turn up the heat, throw in the mushrooms and cook for a few mins more. Add the spinach, turn the heat up to high and cook until wilted and all the liquid has evaporated. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool. Beat in the cheeses and season with loads of pepper and a little salt. Set aside.
• Take the chicken breasts and remove the small fillet from the back. Cut a slit into the side of each chicken breast then stuff each one with a quarter of the spinach mixture, closing it with the cut-off fillet. Carefully wrap each stuffed chicken breast in a slice of prosciutto and chill until needed. Can be prepared up to a day ahead.
• To cook, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line up the chicken on a baking tray and roast for 20-25 mins until the prosciutto is frazzled at the edges, the cheese is oozing out and the chicken is cooked through.

CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS & SPINACH WITH COGNAC SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken, mince the mushrooms in a food processor and wring out in a kitchen towel to remove as much moisture as possible.
• Sauté in a pan with butter.
• Put shallots and garlic in food processor and pulse to mince, then add to mushrooms.
• Cook mixture slowly over medium heat until moisture has evaporated.
• Deglaze the pan with the cognac, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook a few minutes to evaporate the cognac.
• Put spinach in a pan with only as much water as clings to the leaves.
• Cover and cook only until leaves start to wilt.
• Cool until you can handle the spinach, then wring out in a towel to remove moisture.
• Chop finely by hand and add to the mushroom mixture with the nutmeg.
• Pre-heat oven to 400º F degrees.
• Pound chicken breasts flat and season with salt and pepper.
• Spread some of the mushroom/spinach mixture on the breasts, leaving a margin.
• Roll up tightly.
• Place some clarified butter in the bottom of an oven-proof pan.
• Add chicken and top with wine and remaining butter.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Let rest before carving.
• For the sauce, reduce the chicken stock until it is syrupy.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Spoon over sliced chicken rolls.

MUSHROOM STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MADEIRA WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add diced mushrooms and garlic; saute 3 minutes.
• Stir in pepper, and set aside.
• Cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each breast half to form a pocket.
• Stuff 2 tablespoons mushroom mixture and 1 slice cheese into each pocket.
• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken from skillet.
• Set aside; keep warm.
• Add broth and Madeira to skillet.
• Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes or until reduced to 3/4 cup.
• Combine cornstarch and water; add to skillet.
• Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Return chicken to skillet; cover and simmer 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve sauce with chicken; garnish with mushrooms and thyme, if desired.

CHEESY MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Slice chicken breasts in half lengthwise, leaving one side attached. Open breasts to lay flat, resembling a butterfly.
• On one half of each breast, layer 1/4 of the mushrooms. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon each of onion powder, garlic powder, and parsley flakes over each one. Season with pepper, then sprinkle about 2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese over top. Fold the ungarnished sides over the toppings and secure the edges with toothpicks to hold them together while baking. Transfer to the prepared baking pan.
• Mix condensed soup with milk and pour over the chicken breasts. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar over top, then add bread crumbs to cover each breast.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake until the bread crumb topping is crispy and the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking tray with foil. Mix garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika together in a small bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Set aside 1/3 of the mushrooms for garnish; add remaining mushrooms to the skillet and season with salt. Saute until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, scraping any browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a spoon. Add parsley and pepper, then mix in just enough bread crumbs to bind. Remove from the heat.
• Cut a slit in each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff mushroom mixture into each pocket. Season one side of each breast with salt, then with the 1/2 of the spice mixture.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken breasts, seasoned-sides down, in the hot skillet and let them brown for about 2 minutes. Season the tops with the remaining spice mixture, flip, and brown for 2 more minutes. Transfer to the prepared baking tray.
• Spoon reserved mushrooms over the chicken breasts, then pour condensed soup over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts between sheets of waxed paper to thickness of 1/4 inch.
• Arrange chicken breasts shiny side down.
• Cover each with 1 prosciutto slice, set Bel Paese cheese oblong in center, place 2 asparagus spears beside cheese and sprinkle with about 3 tablespoons Parmesan mixture, then parsley. Roll up tightly.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat thin layer of oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Dredge chicken rolls in flour, shaking off excess.
• Arrange seam side down in skillet and brown on both sides.
• Transfer to baking sheet; pour oil over- do not wash skillet.
• Bake chicken until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set skillet over high heat.
• Add mushrooms and Marsala.
• Tilt pan, heat wine and ignite.
• When flames subside, boil until liquid is reduced by half.
• Add cream and boil until reduced to saucelike consistancy; season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, set 2 chicken rolls on each plate, spoon Marsala sauce over and serve.