The prosciutto secures the stuffing and adds salty crunch, similar to chicken skin!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 100g Swiss brown mushrooms, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 2 French shallots, finely chopped
- 2 slices (about 55g) day-old sourdough bread, crusts removed, cut into 1cm pieces
- 4 (270g each) chicken breasts
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 310ml (1 1/4 cups) Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock
- 300g (2 cups) frozen baby peas
- 1 cos lettuce, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoons light thickened cream
- Finely grated lemon rind, to serve
Method
- Step 1Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Heat 1 tbs of the oil in a non-stick ovenproof frying pan over medium heat. Add mushroom, sage and half the shallot. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until tender. Add bread. Cook for 2 minutes or until golden. Season.
- Step 2Use a small sharp knife to cut a deep horizontal slit in each chicken breast to create a pocket (don’t cut all the way through). Fill with bread mixture.
- Step 3Place 1 piece of prosciutto on a work surface. Top with 1 stuffed chicken breast. Roll chicken in prosciutto to enclose. Secure open side with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining prosciutto and chicken.
- Step 4Heat pan over medium heat. Spray chicken with olive oil. Cook, turning, for 6 minutes or until brown. Roast for 12-14 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to plate. Cover. Allow to rest.
- Step 5Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in pan over medium heat. Add remaining shallot. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until tender. Stir in flour for 1 minute or until golden. Remove from heat. Slowly add stock. Return to medium heat. Stir in peas for 1 minute. Stir in lettuce. Cook, covered, stirring once, for 3 minutes or until lettuce wilts and peas are tender. Remove from heat. Stir through cream. Season.
- Step 6Stir resting juices into pea mixture. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with rind.
- High protein
- Low carb
- Lower gi
Nutrition
2204 kj
Energy
19g
Fat Total
5g
Saturated Fat
7g
Fibre
74g
Protein
13g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
Notes
For a quick and easy twist, replace the stuffng with thinly sliced bocconcini, then wrap the chicken in prosciutto and bake.
- Author: Katrina Woodman
- Image credit: Jeremy Simons
- Publication: Taste Magazine
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