Monday, January 25, 2010

Prosciutto and Gouda Stuffed Chicken
with Mushroom Cream Sauce

Very easy to make stuffed chicken with mushroom sauce. This recipe serves two, but can easily be modified to serve more. The mushroom sauce described below probably serves about four.

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
4 slices of Prosciutto
4 medium slices of Gouda
3-4 toothpicks
2 tbsp olive oil
1 pack of mushrooms, finely chopped
1/4 cup onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup cream
Salt & Pepper
Optional: 1/4 cup shredded Gouda

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Rinse and clean the chicken
Slice the chicken breasts in half
(if the breast is not very thick, try to make the bottom half the thicker part)
Place a slice of prosciutto in the chicken
Top with 2 slices of Gouda
Top with the other slice of prosciutto
Close the chicken breast and secure with toothpicks
Brush with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with some salt and pepper
Put in an oven safe pan
Bake for 30-40 min or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear

The dish is not complete without the mushroom sauce!
While chicken is in the oven, prepare the mushroom sauce:
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan
Saute onions for 2-3 minutes
Add mushrooms and saute for ~5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender
Add cream and boil gently for a few minutes
Add salt and pepper to taste

When done, remove chicken from the oven
Remove toothpicks (make sure you get them all!)
Spoon mushroom sauce over the chicken and top with some grated Gouda

Serve with a salad, mashed potatoes or other side dish.

Tips:
If you don't have prosciutto, you can just use ham.
If you don't have Gouda, you can use another cheese, but keep in mind that cheeses like blue cheese and Gorgonzola may overpower the taste of the chicken and mushroom sauce.
You can put more cheese and prosciutto if you want, just as long as you can seal the chicken enough to not have all of the cheese flow out while it's in the oven.
The chicken doesn't brown a lot in the oven. If you want, you can brown it in a pan for a few minutes on each side before placing in the oven.
If you love cheese like I do, you can add 1-2 tbsp of Gouda to the mushroom sauce after adding the cream.

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