Apple-Prosciutto Chicken

Title:
Apple-Prosciutto Chicken

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Apples,
Cheese




Ingredients:





     2 lg Skinless boneless chicken


          -breasts; halved


   1/2 c  Apple; finely chopped


   1/8 ts Apple pie spice


     5 sl Prosciutto or boiled ham


          Apple pie spices


     2 tb Green onions; finely chopped


     1 tb Margarine or butter


     1 tb All-purpose flour


     1 ds Pepper


   1/2 c  Milk


   1/2 c  Shredded provolone cheese;


          -two ounces


          Hot cooked rice; optional






 Rinse chicken and pat dry. Placeone chicken breast half, boned side up


 between 2 pieces of clearplastic wrap and pound lightly with the flat side


 of a meat mallet to form a rectangle about 1/4" thick. Remove plastic wrap


 and repaeat with rest of chicken. In a small bowl, combine the chopped


 apple and apple pie spice. For filling, place one prosciutto or boiled ham


 slice on top of each chicken breast half. Spoon one-fourth of the apple


 mixture over each prosciutto slce. Fold in sides and roll up each breast


 half, starting from a narrow end. Secure with wooden toothpicks or


 non-metal skewers. Arrange chicken rolls, seam side down, in an 8" round


 Microwave-safe baking dish. Sprinkle with additional apple pie spice. Cover


 with plastic wrap and turn back one corner to vent steam. Cook on High for


 6-8 minutes or for low wattage ovens for 7-9 minutes or until chicken is


 tender and no pink remains, giving the dish a half-turn and rearranging the


 rolls after 4 minutes. Remove toothpicks. Cover to keep warm. For sauce: in


 a 2 cup glass measure combine green onion and margarine or butter. Cook,


 uncovered on High for 30-40 seconds or until margarine is melted. Stir in


 flour and pepper. Stir in milk. Cook uncovered on High for 2-3 minutes or


 until thickened and bubbly, stirring after every minute until sauce starts


 to thicken, then stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in cheese and cook,


 uncovered on High about 30 seconds or until heated through, stirring once.


 Serve sauce over chicken and rice. Conventional oven directions: Prepared


 stuffed breasts as directed. Place seam side down, in a 19x6x2" baking


 dish. Bake, uncovered, in a 350? oven for 25-30 minutes or until tender and


 no pink remains. Remove toothpicks. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, cook


 green onion in margarine or butter until tender, but not brown .stir in


 flour and pepper. Add 2/3 cup milk all at once. Cook and stir until


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


 melted. Serve as directed. MC formatting and posting on Kitmailbox by


 bobbi744@sojourn.com.


 


 Recipe By     : Lansing State Journal/bobbi744@sojourn.com


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #232


 


 Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 15:57:21 -0400


 


 From: Robertal Banghart 


 


 NOTES : Per serving; 315 calories, 116 mg. cholesterol, 12 g. fat. 43 g.


 protein, 427 mg. sodium, 6 g. carbohy