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Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Herbed Butter Sauce

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 3 pounds)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • ½ teaspoon ground oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • 4 ounces Swiss cheese, cut into 8 strips
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ⅔ cup dry breadcrumbs
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • ½ cup red pepper strips
  • ½ cup green pepper strips
  • 4 cups cooked rice
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon cold water
  • fresh oregano and rosemary sprigs for garnish

Make it step by step

  1. Place chicken between plastic wrap; pound with meat mallet or rolling pin to ¼-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper.
  2. Combine butter, parsley, oregano, rosemary and basil in small bowl.
  3. Place 1½ teaspoons herb butter on centers of breast halves, reserving remaining herb butter.
  4. Place one Cheese strip in center of each breast half. Roll up chicken with Cheese inside; tuck in ends.
  5. Roll in flour, then dip in egg. Coat with breadcrumbs.
  6. Place in ungreased 13x9-inch baking dish; bake at 375 °F for 15 minutes.
  7. Stir wine into remaining herb butter in small saucepan; heat over low heat until butter melts. Pour over chicken; bake 20 minutes more.
  8. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add red and green bell peppers; cook and stir until crisp-tender.
  9. Add rice; toss lightly. Heat thoroughly. Serve chicken over rice.
  10. Pour pan drippings into small saucepan. Dissolve cornstarch in water.
  11. Add to drippings; heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Serve with chicken and rice. Garnish with oregano and rosemary .

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