Spinach And Ricotta Stuffed Chicken Breasts W Lemony White Wine Recipes

SPINACH RICOTTA STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMON WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the stuffing: In a medium bowl, combine the swiss and ricotta cheese, chopped spinach and bacon. Mix well, season with salt and pepper and set aside. To make the sauce: Add the wine and stock to the small saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce until it reaches a sauce like consistency. If you are having trouble reaching a sauce-like consistency add the cornstarch disolved in water to help create a thicker sauce. Whisk in the lemon juice, mustard and season with salt. Set aside. To make the chicken: Pound each of the chicken breasts between two layers of plastic wrap to about ¼ of and inch thick. Place about ¼ of the prepared stuffing along the center of each breast. Fold the two edges to the center and then fold the bottom rolling forward to form a tight bundle. Secure with toothpicks. You may find it easier to keep the stuffing inside the chicken by tying it with butchers string. Season each breast with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat to medium high heat. Make sure the pan is well preheated. Lay the breasts into the pan (lay away from you to prevent splashing). Brown the chicken breasts evenly on all sides. This will take about two minutes per side. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 5 minutes until the chicken is just cooked through. If you have an instant read thermometer the internal temperature should reach 160 to 165 degrees F. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes. The internal temperature will continue to rise to 165 degrees F. Meanwhile, add the sauce to the skillet, heat and scrape up all the brown bits left in the skillet. Use a wooden spoon to avoid scratching the non-stick pan. To serve: Slice the chicken into medallions, arrange on four plates. Spoon the sauce over the sliced chicken, garnish as desired and serve immediately with steamed veggies. This is a great dish to make to impress company. The breasts can be stuffed in advance and held in the refrigerator until you're ready to cook them. Notes: The sauce can be very lemony, you don't need much. Any remaining sauce is great to drizzle over any accompanying vegetables. This recipe makes a lot of stuffing, try not to over-stuff the breasts or use large sized chicken breasts. You could also substitute chopped sun-dried tomatoes instead of the bacon. It also works well if you substitute the swiss cheese with feta cheese (especially with the sun-dried tomatoes).

SPINACH RICOTTA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMONY WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Make the Stuffing: In a bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta, Gorgonzola,and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Add the egg, mix well, and set aside.
• Make the Sauce: Combine the wine and stock in a non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce to a sauce-like consistency. Whisk in the mustard, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Make the Chicken: Slice chicken along side.
• Divide the stuffing between the breasts, and insert in flap.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Cover the skillet, turn the heat down to low, and cook until just cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour the sauce into the skillet over high heat and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon.
• Slice the chicken into medallions, divide among plates, and spoon some of the sauce over each. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

SPINACH AND RICOTTA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS W/ LEMONY WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Make the Stuffing: In a bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta, Gorgonzola, and bacon and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Add the egg, mix well, and set aside.
• Make the Sauce: Combine the wine and stock in a non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce to a sauce-like consistency. Whisk in the mustard, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Make the Chicken: Place each chicken breast between 2 doubled-up sheets of plastic wrap, and pound to an even 1/4-inch thickness with a meat-pounder or rolling pin. Divide the stuffing between the breasts, mounding it along the center of each. Fold the bottom edge of each breast over the stuffing, fold in the sides, and roll forward until completely wrapped, to form a tight rolled package. Secure each flap with a toothpick. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Cover the skillet, turn the heat down to low, and cook until just cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour the sauce into the skillet over high heat and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon.
• Slice the chicken into medallions, divide among plates, and spoon some of the sauce over each. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

SPINACH RICOTTA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
• Stuffing: In large skillet, heat butter over medium heat; cook onion and garlic stirring often, for 3 to 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add spinach, parsley and basil; cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes or until spinach wilts and moisture evaporates.
• Let cool completely.
• In bowl, mix spinach mixture, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, egg yolk, salt, nutmeg and pepper.
• Using sharp knife, bone chicken, leaving skin attached.
• Gently loosen skin from 1 long side of each breast, leaving skin attached at curved side.
• Stuff about 1/4 cup (50 mL) stuffing under skin, pressing to spread evenly.
• Tuck ends of skin and meat underneath.
• Place on greased rack in foil-lined pan.
• Brush with butter.
• Bake in oven, basting occasionally, for about 35 minutes or until golden and chicken is no longer pink inside.

RICOTTA-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Gently loosen skin from chicken breasts; stuff cheese mixture under skin., Place on a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; brush with oil. Bake at 375° for 35-45 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.

CHICKEN BREAST STUFFED WITH SPINACH AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Mix the salt and sugar with water, soak pounded chicken breasts for about an hour.
• Drain, dry and lay flat between sheets of parchment.
• While the chicken is brining prepare the filling by mixing all the filling ingredients in a bowl and seasoning to taste.
• Heat your oven to 325 degress F.
• Prepare a sheet pan with a large cooling rack on top.
• Lay out a large piece of parchment or wax paper, cut 12 pieces of butchers twine about 8" long.
• Place a heavy pan or cast iron skillet over medium/medium high heat, add two tablespoons of oil.
• The oil should be just below the smoke point.
• Have a splatter guard nearby!
• Wisk milk and egg in bowl then pour into a deep plate.
• Place seasoned flour into a second deep plate.
• Working one breast at a time, dredge the chicken in the flour, be sure to cover both sides.
• Sprinkle a HEAVY layer of bread crumbs on your parchment covered work surface.
• Drag 'finished side' of chicken through the egg wash and press down on the bread crumbs.
• Spread a generous amount of the filling on the chicken, about 1/8" thick or so.
• Gently roll and tuck the chicken, tie with two of the 8 inch lengths of butcher's twine.
• Lay to rest on the prepared cooling rack.
• Repeat with the other 5 breasts.
• Working 2 rolls at a time brown the chicken on all sides to a nice, golden brown.
• Place back on the cooling rack/sheet pan rig after browning.
• Repeat until complete.
• Place breasts in the pre-heated oven and cook until done.
• About 170-175 degrees F, maybe 40 minutes, depending on the size of the breasts.
• Let them sit uncovered for 5 minutes before cutting/serving.
• THe outside is nice and crisp, the inside is juicy and flavorful!
• You'll prolly have extra filling, if you've been careful and have not contaminated the filling with raw chicken, it makes an EXCELLENT raviolli filling!