Apricot Stuffed Chicken Breasts

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Serves 4 people

Categories: Poultry- Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, 1 lb.
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped mushrooms
  • 2 Tbsp. sherry
  • 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts or pecans, toasted
  • 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
  • 1/2 tsp. fines herbes

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.

  2. Place each breast half between two sheets of heavy plastic wrap. Pound with the flat side of a meat mallet until 1/8 inch thick. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

  3. In a large skillet, over medium high heat, add oil and heat. Add onion and mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add sherry, nuts apricots, bread crumbs and fines herbes, and cook for 3 minutes. Adjust seasoning as needed.

  4. Place about 1/4 cup of the stuffing mixture on each breast half. Roll up jellyroll style and place seam down on a flat baking pan.

  5. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.

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