Chicken Breasts Alla Margherita

Pets'R'us's Note:

Another quick , easy and tasty chicken recipe

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ cup white wine
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon brandy (optional)
• 2 ounces prosciutto ham , thinly sliced
• 4 ounces italian Fontina cheese , thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Cut each whole breast in half lengthwise.
2. Combine flour, salt and pepper; dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
3. Heat 1½ teaspoons each butter and oil over medium heat in a large frying pan.
4. When hot, place half of chicken in pan and sauté 2 to 3 minutes, or until lightly browned.
5. Transfer to a shallow, 2-quart glass baking dish.
6. Repeat with remaining butter, oil and chicken.
7. Remove from pan.
8. Pour wine, broth and brandy into hot pan.
9. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
10. Top each piece of chicken with slices of prosciutto and fontina.
11. Pour the wine sauce over the top.
12. Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350-degree oven for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the cheese has melted.

Reviews

[K9 Owned]

Tastes great, look wonderful and was a breeze to put together. What more could you want from a recipe? This one will be made many times more.
Made in memory of Annaleis.

[Caroline Cooks]

MMMM...I will double the sauce next time; it seemed to have absorbed into the chicken, vanished from the dish. I used some deli ham for the prosciutto to cut the sodium. Made for Pets' Cook-a-Thon in Cooking Photos.