Vegetablr and Ham Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Name: Vegetablr and Ham Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 onion finely chopped; 2 carrots finely chopped; 1 stalk celery finely chopped; 4 slices bacon chopped; 4 tbsp butter; 1 head broccoli chopped; 1 cup hazelnuts chopped; 8 oz. cream cheese; 4 whole chicken breasts halved, skinned, boned and pounded flat; 8 slices Black Forest Ham; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 cup Dry white wine; 2 tbsp flour; 1 cup light cream; Parsley

This makes a tasty and elegant dishSimilar to a "cordon bleu" recipe but the addition of hazelnuts and vegetablles make this dishmuch richer. It also freezes well for later use.

Ingredients

Directions

Saute onion, carrots,celery and bacon in 2 Tbsp. butter until the onions are transparent and vegetables are cooked.Add broccoli, 3/4 cup hazlenuts and cream cheese.saute until blended. Line inside of each chicken breast with slice of ham. Spoon mixture into center of ham and fold meat over. Lay breast with the fold underneath in a gless baking dish.Combine chicken stock and wine . Pour over the chicken,cover and bake for 1 hour at 350. Remove the liquid, strain and reserve. Melt remaing 2 Tbsp. butter and mix in flour. Add cream and 1 cup reserved liquid. Whisk constantly until thickened. Do not boil. Place chicken breasts on serving platter and pour sauce over them Sprinkle with remaining hazelnuts and parsley.

Reviews

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I have also made this by just stuffing them, rolling them in a seasoned bread crumb mixture and baking them. [I posted this recipe.]

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