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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

12 Days of Christmas Recipe Countdown: Chicken Saltimboca



INGREDIENTS:

4- 4 ounce Boneless, skinless chicken breast

4 slices Proscuitto, sliced very thin ½ ounce

1 Tablespoon Sage, fresh, chopped or 4 sage leaves

1 cup Flour, unbleached

1 Tablespoon Onion powder

1 cups Egg beaters, or egg whites

4 slices Provolone cheese, sliced very thin ½ oz.

10 cups Spinach, rough chopped, cooked, cooled

1 Tablespoon Olive oil

Pinch Salt

Pinch White pepper

½ cup White wine

1 cup Chicken stock, low sodium

½ cup Fat free half and half

1 teaspoon Sage, fresh, chopped

 

PREPARATION:

  • Pound out chicken breasts to about a ¼ ” thickness. (Chicken breasts should be pounded thin enough so that it all sides are uniform for cooking purposes.)

  • Heat large saute pan to medium high heat/flame.

  • In medium size bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper and onion powder.

  • Place a thin slice of proscuitto on cutting board, then lay a sage leaf on top of the proscuitto with face side down.  Then place pounded chicken breast on top of that.

  • Next, place a slice of provolone cheese on the top of the chicken breast and then fill the center with the cooked and cooled spinach.

  • From the top of one chicken beast roll the breast around the spinach to the other end of the breast.  Secure with toothpick if needed.

  • Dip rolled chicken breasts into egg beaters, then dip them into the flour mixture and set aside until all breasts have a nice flour coating.

  • Add olive oil to pan and spread around. Once olive oil is hot, place breasts in saute pan.

  • Leave chicken breasts on each side until nice golden brown

  • Once you have flipped the breast over onto the last side and after it has seared for about 2 minutes, then add the white wine.

  • Let the white wine slightly evaporate or absorb into the chicken then add your chicken stock and sage.

  • The stock should slightly thicken, Then simply add the fat free half and half to make it a creamy looking sauce; remove breasts from pan and pour sauce over the chicken.


Serves: 4

Serving Size: 1 Breast with 2 ounces of sauce

Calories: 255

Fat: 8 grams

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