Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Italian Sausage and Breadcrumbs- Co
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
2 chicken breasts
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 link sausage
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped celery
- 1⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 1 slice sourdough bread, toasted and crusts removed
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 (6 ounce) skinless chicken breasts
- cooking spray
- 1⁄2 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
directions
- Remove casing from sausage; crumble sausage. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, and celery; sauté 5 minutes or until sausage is browned and onion is golden. Add wine to pan; cook 1 minute or until most of liquid is absorbed.
- Rub each side of bread with cut sides of garlic; discard garlic. Coarsely crumble bread; add to sausage mixture.
- Stir in parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed; toss to combine.
- Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place half of stuffing on one side of each chicken breast half, leaving a 1-inch border around sides. Fold remaining half of each chicken breast over stuffing, and secure with wooden picks. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray. Add stuffed chicken breast halves to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side. Add chicken broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove the wooden picks; slice breasts in half. Serve immediately.
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