Chicken Stuffed with Lobster Meat
- 1 steamed lobster (1 1/2 pound)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 scallions, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 8 boneless chicken breast halves (about 3 pounds) with or without skin
- Olive oil, for glazing
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Position rack in center.
- Remove all the meat from the lobster and roughly chop, leaving some large pieces.
- Set aside
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small skillet, saute scallions for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add lobster meat and wine, stir quickly to combine over high heat.
- Drain the mixture, reserving the liquid.
- Set lobster meat and scallion mixture aside.
- Melt remaining butter in another skillet.
- Add flour and cook slowly without coloring or about 5 minutes.
- Add reserved liquid and cream.
- Cook, stirring constantly until mixture begins to thicken.
- Stir lobster meat back into the mixture, add cayenne, and season to taste.
- Cool mixture completely.
- Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry.
- Trim any fat around edges.
- Place breasts, 1 at a time, between sheets of waxed paper and gently pound with a mallet until about 3/8-inch thick.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Lightly oil a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
- Place 1/4 cup stuffing on the center of the underside of each breast.
- Bring the top and bottom flaps of the chicken up over the stuffing, slightly overlapping the ends, then fold up the sides to enclose the stuffing completely.
- Lay the packets seam side down in the pan and brush with olive oil.
- Bake until chicken is lightly browned and feels firm when pressed, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Slice each roll on the diagonal to serve.
lobster, unsalted butter, scallions, white wine, flour, heavy cream, cayenne pepper, salt, chicken breast halves, olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-stuffed-with-lobster-meat-recipe.html (may not work)