Stuffed Chicken Marsala

Ingredients:

Stuffing: 1/2 cup smoked provolone cheese

8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup  grated parmesan cheese

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes

1/3 cup sour cream

1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper

Chicken: chicken breasts

4 ounces cooking oil

2 cups flour

salt and pepper to taste

Sauce: 1 small onion, chopped

6 cups sliced mushrooms

24 ounces beef broth (or marsala wine)

8 ounces heavy cream

Directions:

Combine all the stuffing ingredients in a bowl.

Butterfly cut the thickest section of the chicken.

Spoon desired amount of stuffing on one half of the butterflied chicken.

Gently press the stuffing down and fold over the other half of the chicken.

Add oil to a skillet and heat up.

Put flour in a pan and salt and pepper to taste.

Dip chicken in flour mix and then into the skillet. 

Cook until both sides are golden brown.

Once they are browned, move chicken into a baking pan.

Cook in the oven for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Add onions and mushrooms to the skillet.

Saute until onions are translucent then add the broth.

Bring to a simmer and add heavy cream.

Simmer on low until the sauce is reduced by half. 

Pour sauce over chicken and serve. 

Verdict:

Do not be deceived.. If this recipe looks at all simple to you.. it's not!! It took me forever to make. Lets see, where to begin. It was really good, just a lot of work! It needs some definite tweaking. The sauce was too thin, and I used chicken that was too thin. Basically this meal should have been more thick all around. I also need to improve my butterfly cutting skills, but having thicker chicken might help that problem as well. Oh and I didnt use sun-dried tomatoes, just some cherry ones cut in half and thrown on the skillet for a bit. Don't use 2 cups of flour, you don't need it all and you end up wasting tons!!

I had to knead the stuffing mixture with my hands to get it to all mix together and I accidentally left out the tomatoes and had to shove them in my chickens later. This dinner is super tastey though!! Very fattening and time consuming but really really good!! Just gotta thicken that sauce and it'll be perfect!

Rating:

Ashley: 9 belches       Scott: 9 grunts       Payton: 10 wags