Linda's Chicken Bundles
- 4 fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin
- 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed, and drained well
- 12 cup portabella mushroom, chopped fine
- 4 marinated artichoke hearts, chopped fine
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 12 cups Fontina cheese, shredded
- 4 eggs, beaten well
- 2 cups Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 12 cup olive oil
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 12 lemon, juice of, to 1 depending on how lemony you like it
- 1 cup sauvignon blanc wine
- parsley, fresh
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Bundles:.
- Pound each chicken breast, between 2 pieces of Saran Wrap, to 1/4" thick.
- Open the thawed (10 ounce) box of spinach, and measure out 1 cup.
- Put the other 2 ounces aside.
- Squeeze the spinach, to remove as much water as you can, and put in a large bowl.
- Chop the mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and garlic into small pieces, and add to the bowl.
- Shred the Fontina cheese, and add to the bowl.
- Mix all together well.
- Divide the filling into 4 servings.
- Put one portion of the filling onto each chicken breast.
- Roll each breast up jelly-roll fashion, and use toothpicks to hold ends together.
- Set aside.
- Coating:.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs.
- Set aside.
- Spread bread crumbs in a large dish.
- Add salt and pepper to bread crumbs, and mix well.
- Roll stuffed chicken breasts in egg, then bread crumbs, covering well.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan, and add chicken bundles.
- Cook until nicely browned all over, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350.
- When chicken is browned, put the skillet into the oven, and bake another 15 minutes or so, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Meanwhile make the sauce.
- Sauce:.
- Put the butter in a skillet, and let melt.
- Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the butter mixture.
- Add the wine, and stir well.
- Sprinkle the parsley over the mixture, and mix well.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- Let sauce reduce for a few minutes.
- Put chicken bundles in serving dish, and pour sauce over all.
- Serve.
chicken breasts, frozen spinach, portabella mushroom, hearts, garlic, fontina cheese, eggs, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, salt, olive oil, butter, lemon, sauvignon blanc wine, parsley, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lindas-chicken-bundles-116314 (may not work)