Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Mushrooms
- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 1pound fresh mushrooms, chopped
- 2tablespoons butter
- 3tablespoons finely minced shallots
- 1clove garlic, minced
- 2tablespoons chopped parsley
- 3tablespoons heavy cream
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8small boned and skinned chicken breasts, about 2½ ounces each, pounded thin
- 4tablespoons flour
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 1cup dry Marsala wine
Preparation
- Step 1
Place mushrooms in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Transfer mushrooms to a sieve and press out any excess liquid.
- Step 2
Heat butter in a large skillet. Add 2 tablespoons of the shallots and the garlic and saute over medium-low heat until tender. Add the chopped drained mushrooms and cook until they are lightly browned and any excess liquid has evaporated from the pan.
- Step 3
Return mushrooms to a food processor, add parsley and one tablespoon of the cream and process to a fine puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Step 4
Spread about a tablespoon of this mixture on each flattened chicken breast, roll the chicken around the filling and secure with toothpicks or tie with butcher's cord. Dust each roll lightly with flour.
- Step 5
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the chicken and saute quickly over medium high heat until golden brown on all sides. Remove chicken from pan, add the remaining tablespoon of shallots and saute briefly. Stir in the Marsala.
- Step 6
Return the chicken to the pan, baste with the sauce, cover and cook over low heat for 35 minutes, basting once or twice.
- Step 7
Remove chicken from the pan and transfer to a serving dish. Cover to keep warm.
- Step 8
Add the remaining cream to the pan, stir, then taste for seasoning. Cook briefly over high heat then spoon sauce over chicken and serve.
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I suppose with practice this dish could be completed in 45 minutes! Even with the additional prep time I needed, it was worth it. The stuffing added extra flavor and moisture w/out overwhelming. The sauce was fantastic - after removing the chicken from the pan, I added a little more Marsala to delgaze before adding the cream. I’ll use the leftover stuffing (I ended up with almost twice what I needed) as a spread/hors d’ouevre.