Stuffed Chicken with Margherita® Capicola

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Savory Margherita® Capicola, fontina cheese and plump Portobello mushrooms enveloped in baked chicken breast over white wine sauce.

Ingredients

8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
16 slices Margherita® Capicola
16 slices fontina cheese
4 portobello mushrooms, sliced
8 toothpicks (to hold chicken cutlets together)
1 cup all-purpose flour for dredging
1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Butterfly the chicken breast so you are creating a pocket.
2 Place 2 slices of capicola, fontina cheese and 2 slices of portobello mushrooms. Fasten with a toothpick. Roll in all purpose floor.
3 Place oil in a large saute pan and heat on medium to high. Sear the flour coated chicken breasts until they become browned on all sides.
4 Set the browned chicken breasts in a Dutch oven or roasting pan, add butter, white wine, chicken stock, parsley, salt and pepper.
5 Bake for 7 minutes at 425 degrees, baste and cook for additional 7 minutes. Serve in center of plate, drizzle pan juices and garnish with parsley.