Stuffed Chicken Breast With Feta And Portobello Mushrooms Recipes

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat barbecue grill until very hot. Prepare garlic for roasting be removing outer, papery layer. Slice off top of garlic so that cloves are exposed. Drizzle with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, wrap tightly in double thick square of foil and place directly on rack of hot grill. Repeat this same procedure with onions (warp individually).
• Rub portobello caps, stems, criminis with olive oil, salt and pepper, add to grill with onions and garlic. Remove portobello caps, stems, and criminis from grille after lightly browned (do not overcook, approximately 3 to 5 minutes on each side). Cut portobello stems and criminis into 1/4-inch strips, set aside, keep warm while cooking chicken.
• On the stove (or in a pan on the barbecue grill), heat a saute pan until hot, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add the roasted garlic and saute for 15 seconds (do not brown). Reduce heat to medium high, toss chicken strips in flour, and add to garlic mixture. Season with salt and pepper, add red pepper flakes and saute quickly until lightly golden browned and chicken begins to stick to pan. Add wine, butter and reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking until light sauce develops (approximately 5 minutes), toss in herbs and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes then remove from heat.
• To assemble, place mushroom caps on plates, sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese. Gently toss together chicken strips, pepper strips, onion strips, and mushroom strips and pile on portobello cap. Add 2 to 3 Parmesan curls, decorate with a basil sprig and serve warm.

FETA-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place a tablespoon of feta cheese on each chicken breast half; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Coat with bread crumbs. Place seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Immediately drizzle vinegar and oil over chicken. Discard toothpicks. Garnish with tomatoes and basil.

BAKED, CHICKEN-STUFFED PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, combine marinara sauce and basil, blending well; set aside.
• With a sharp knife, remove stems from mushrooms; coarsely chop stems and set aside.
• Arrange mushrooms, rounded-side-down in a 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, marinara/basil sauce, garlic, green onion, peppers, Italian parsley, and Italian herbs, if desired, mixing well. May add salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Press mixture onto mushrooms, dividing evenly and fitting each mushroom.
• Bake, loosely covered with aluminum foil, in a preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle each mushroom with shredded mozzarella cheese or cheese of choice and continue baking, uncovered, for 6 to 7 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Sprinkle each lightly with Parmesan or Romano cheese, if desired, and continue baking for 6 to 8 minutes or until cheese becomes lightly browned.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Clean portabello mushrooms, remove stem and scrape inside to remove brown part.
• Put mushrooms in a greased 13inch x 11 inch pan, I use cooking spray.
• Brush inside mushroom caps with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Brown ground chicken in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add spices, remove from pan and cool.
• In the same frying pan add white wine, spinach and garlic scraping up the bits left from the chicken.
• Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes til spinach is wilted.
• Cool and add to chicken.
• Mix well and put a heaping spoonful onto each mushroom cap.
• Pour tomato sauce over the mushrooms.
• Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes in 350 degree oven.