Apple-Prosciutto Chicken

Title:
Apple-Prosciutto Chicken

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Italian,
Chicken




Ingredients:





     4    Boned skinless chicken


          Breast halves (about 1 lb.


          Total)


     4    Slices prosciutto or


          Boiled ham


   1/2 c  Finely chopped apple


   1/8 ts Apple pie spice


          Apple pie spice


     2 tb Finely chopped green onion


     1 tb Margarine or butter


     1 tb All-purpose flour


   2/3 c  Skim milk


   1/2 c  Shredded provolone


          Cheese (2 ounces)


          Hot cooked rice (optional)






 Rinse chicken, pat dry.  Place each breast half between 2 pieces of plastic


 wrap.  Pound from the center to the edges with the flat side of a meat


 mallet till 1/4 inch thick.  Remove plastic wrap. Place one prosciutto


 slice atop each breast half. Combine apple and 1/8 teaspoon pie spice.


 Place a fourth of the apple mixture on each breast. Fold in sides and roll


 up each half starting from a narrow end. Secure with wooden toothpicks.


 Sprinkle with additional apple pie spice. Place in a 10x6x2 inch baking


 dish.  Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until


 tender and no longer pink. Remove picks. In a small saucepan cook onion in


 margarine until tender.  Stir in flour and dash pepper. Add milk. Cook and


 stir till thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in cheese


 till melted. Serve sauce over chicken rolls. Serve with rice or on a bed of


 rice, if desired.


 


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