Chicken Breasts Alla Margherita

"Another quick , easy and tasty chicken recipe"
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

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

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Reviews

  1. 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.
     
  2. This was absolutely worth using up the last drop of my brandy for! I served it with your Fontina and Roasted Yellow Pepper Salad #66982. So good and so very beautiful on the plate together. My parents asked me if I was subscribing to Gourmet magazine... too funny. Only those of us who have made Mean Chef's recipes know he's better than a magazine. Another winning taste from his kitchen!
     
  3. This IS quick, easy and tasty. I halved it as far as the chicken is concerned but did the full amount of sauce and am glad I did because the sauce is very tasty. I may double the sauce next time. I served this with spinach tortellini and a green salad. The sauce was great on the pasta. Thanks Mean Chef :)
     
  4. This recipe is excellent, but was lifted directly from a cookbook published by the Jr. League of Palo Alto. The originator should be credited.
     
  5. 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.<br/>Made in memory of Annaleis.
     
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