Spaghetti With Prosciutto Rolled Chicken
- 14 lb thinly sliced prosciutto
- 14 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 14 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
- 2 12 tablespoons minced parsley
- 12 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 4 medium chicken breast halves (1 lb)
- 2 medium tomatoes, ripe
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
- fresh oregano (to garnish)
- Mince prosciutto.
- In a small bowl, stir together prosciutto, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, and dried oregano.
- Holding knife parallel to work surface and starting from a long side, cut each chicken breast half in half, cutting almost but not all the way through.
- Once all chicken breasts have been cut, cover your work surface with plastic wrap.
- Spread chicken breast halves open.
- Cover chicken breast with another sheet of plastic wrap to cover completely.
- (this will prevent chicken from tearing and will also prevent pieces from flying around).
- With meat mallet, pound chicken evenly thick.
- Sprinkle each breast half with 1 heaping tablespoon prosciutto mixture; reserve remaining mixture.
- Starting from a long side, roll each breast half jelly-roll fashion; secure with toothpicks.
- On the bottom half of tomato, (directly opposite of core), with a sharp knife, cut an X to only slice through tomato skin.
- Place tomatoes in boiling water for 10 seconds; cool under running cold water.
- Peel off tomato skin and remove core.
- Dice tomatoes; set aside.
- In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot olive oil, cook chicken rolls and season with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste until chicken is browned on all sides and loses its pink color throughout, about 10 minutes.
- Remove chicken to plate; keep warm.
- In drippings remaining in skillet over high heat, heat chicken broth and diced tomatoes to boiling, stirring to loosen brown bits from bottom of skillet.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 5 minutes to blend flavors.
- While chicken rolls are browning, in saucepot, prepare spaghetti as label directs, using 1 tablespoon salt in water.
- Drain spaghetti.
- Toss spaghetti with tomato mixture and remaining prosciutto mixture.
- Discard toothpicks from chicken rolls and cut rolls into 1/2-inch thick slices.
- Serve spaghetti with chicken-roll slices.
- Garnish with fresh oregano if desired.
parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano, chicken breast halves, tomatoes, olive oil, salt, chicken broth, fresh oregano
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spaghetti-with-prosciutto-rolled-chicken-496350 (may not work)