Pollo Rosa Maria

Recipe similiar to that of Carabba's Itallian Restaurant.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 Chicken Breasts

Ingredients

• 4  chicken breasts
• 4  slices prosciutto ham
• 1⁄2 cup Fontina cheese

• Lemon Butter

• 1⁄2 cup  clarified butter
• 3  garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 small yellow onion, diced
• 1⁄4 cup white wine
• 4  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Topping

• 8  ounces  sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄2 cup  fresh sweet basil, chopped
•  lemon butter (above)
• 1  lemon, juiced

Directions

1. For Chicken: Open chicken breasts and place butterfly-style on grill. (Optional: over white-hot coals of live oak and pecan wood)
2. Grill 3-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove from grill.
3. When chicken is cool enough to handle, hold breast halves together and stuff each breast with one slice of prosciutto and 1/8 cup Fontina cheese.
4. Secure with wooden picks. Set aside in a warm place.
5. For lemon butter and topping: In a large saute pan over medium heat, combine clarified butter, garlic, and onion and saute until tender.
6. Deglaze pan with white wine.
7. Add unsalted butter, salt, and pepper.
8. Add mushrooms to lemon butter and saute 1 to 2 minutes or until cooked.
9. Add basil and lemon juice and stir to combine.
10. Place chicken on a serving platter and top with mushrooms in lemon-basil butter and serve.