Boneless Chicken Recipe
Baked Stuffed Chicken in Creamy Garlic Sauce
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This baked chicken in creamy garlic sauce makes an impressive-looking and amazing flavored dinner. This is one of the best things you can do with gourmet chicken and if you like baked chicken recipes you are definitely going to enjoy this one. The creamy garlic sauce really compliments the flavor of the chicken. You can tell by looking at this chicken in garlic sauce recipe that it is going to be something special and your palate will confirm that fact. Serve this delicious chicken recipe with a crisp and colorful salad if you like - you can see how good the chicken and salad look together.
Baked Stuffed Chicken in Creamy Garlic Sauce
This stuffed boneless chicken breast recipe is sure to be a hit, whether you are making it as a meal for the family or taking it to a larger gathering. It is not as hard as it looks, and the result is worth the time you spend. Plus, if you do some of the assembly ahead of time, these stuffed chicken breasts can be frozen and cooked later for a quicker meal. Just bear in mind that the creamy sauce and some cooking will still need to be done before serving but making some of it beforehand is going to save you time when it comes to preparing dinner and that is very handy if it is a busy weeknight or if everyone is hungry and you want to make something quite fast.
Boneless chicken breasts are the perfect choice for a stuffed chicken recipe of this sort, since a simple slit cut in them with a sharp knife makes them into convenient pockets. Chicken has such a mild flavor that you can fill the breasts with any kind of filling you want and then pan fry or bake them. You can cut the pockets in advance if you like, and fill them. Remember though that chicken should never be at room temperature for more than thirty minutes at a time so if you need to prepare other ingredients refrigerate your meat.
There are so many different things you can do with boneless chicken breasts and this recipe for chicken in creamy garlic sauce is well worth making. The prosciutto, spinach, and roasted peppers gives them a classy, gourmet touch and the mustard, wine and garlic sauce is really tasty. If you are looking for dinner party entrée ideas, this chicken in garlic sauce is ideal. Serve it with a crisp, colorful salad and perhaps some baby potatoes or white rice on the side for a wonderful feast.
Baked Chicken in Creamy Garlic Sauce
Ingredients -
Sauce
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
¼ cup dry white wine
⅓ cup cream
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
salt and black pepper to taste
4 boneless chicken breasts
4 slices prosciutto
½ cup fresh spinach
⅓ cup roasted red peppers, diced
¼ cup cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon shallots, diced
1 pinch chicken bouillon base
salt and black pepper to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sauté shallots in butter, then add peppers, spinach, salt and pepper. Cook for an additional two to three minutes, or until spinach has wilted.
Add chicken base and cream cheese, mixing to combine, and then remove from heat.
This stuffing should be divided over the four slices of prosciutto, which are then rolled.
If you haven't already, make long, deep slits in the thickest part of your chicken breasts and insert the rolls.
Heat a heavy, oven proof skillet and sear chicken breasts over high heat on both sides, then place the skillet in oven and cook until the meat is no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove chicken breasts from skillet and set aside.
Using the same skillet, sauté garlic and mustard seeds in the juices from the chicken, then deglaze by pouring in white wine. Add salt and pepper, then cream, and reduce to preferred consistency.
Top chicken breasts with sauce, then serve.
This dish is excellent when accompanied by steamed vegetables or a colorful salad.
(Serves 4)