Boneless Chicken Recipe
Leek Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Like most stuffed chicken breast recipes this one is really impressive. The lime-flavored leeks give the chicken a lot of flavor and the subtle yet tasty white wine and cream sauce is the perfect accompaniment. If you are looking for breast chicken recipes to impress, you might like to bookmark this one because it is sophisticated and full-flavored without being difficult to make. Stuffed chicken breast goes with lots of different side dishes so just make your favorites - perhaps French fries and a salad would suit your palate, or how about green beans and some mashed potatoes?
Leek Stuffed Chicken Breasts in a White Wine Sauce
If you are becoming a pro at grilled chicken recipes, smoked chicken recipes and crockpot chicken recipes, how about trying something different and making a stuffed chicken recipe? This delicious dish features leek stuffed chicken breast and a creamy white wine sauce. A lot of people have had stuffed chicken breast recipes before, perhaps bacon-wrapped stuffed chicken or cheese-stuffed chicken, but this leek-stuffed chicken is slightly more unusual. Leeks have a unique taste and some of the pungency of onion, making them a flavorful choice for stuffing your chicken. They also get really soft when you cook them so you can fit lots inside the chicken. The leek in this recipe is cooked with lime juice for an exotic flavor.
This tasty stuffed chicken breast has a very flavorful sauce made with white wine, cream, and bouillon, which goes perfectly with the dish. Many breast chicken recipes have some kind of creamy sauce with them and white wine is another popular choice when it comes to chicken sauce recipes because it goes so well. Some chicken recipes however do call for red wine instead. It just depends on the dish you are making.
Stuffed chicken breast recipes always look really special but are really not difficult to make. You simply make a pocket in the chicken breasts and fill them with your choice of filling. The chicken breasts are served sliced diagonally so they look really appealing. You can serve this stuffed chicken breast recipe with mashed or boiled potatoes and some steamed vegetables on the side.
Stuffed Chicken with Leeks and White Wine
Ingredients -
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 oz butter
4 fl oz white wine
4 fl oz heavy cream
1 tablespoon lime juice
4 fl oz chicken bouillon
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
10 ½ oz leeks, finely sliced
Salt and pepper
Preparation:
Cut into the thickest part of each chicken breast horizontally to create a deep pocket, taking care not to cut all the way through.
Melt half the butter in a large skillet over a low heat. Add the lime zest, leeks, and cook, stirring now and then, for 15 to 20 minutes or until the leeks have softened but not colored. Remove the leeks to a bowl, season, and let cool.
Clean the skillet.
Divide the leeks between the chicken breasts, stuffing them full. Secure with cocktail sticks. Melt the rest of the butter in the skillet over a medium high heat and brown the chicken breasts lightly on both sides.
Add the bouillon and wine and bring to the boil. Cover. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked, turning the breasts halfway through the cooking time.
Remove the breasts and keep them warm.
Boil the cooking liquid until it has reduced by half. Stir in the cream and boil until reduced by half again.
Stir in the lime juice and season to taste.
Remove the cocktail sticks and cut each chicken breast on the diagonal into ½ inch slices. Pour sauce over and serve.
(Serves 4)