Stuffed Chicken With Grapes, Figs and a Gorgonzola Sauce
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 12 cup red grapes, rough chopped (seedless)
- 4 medium dried figs, chopped
- 14 cup walnuts, chopped fairly fine
- 12 small onion, minced
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 12 cup flour
- 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 -2 egg, beaten
- 1 12 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup crumbled gorgonzola (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon minced onion
- 1 small garlic, cloved just cut in half
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- chopped walnuts (optional)
- Filling -- In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, onion, figs, grapes, walnuts, garlic and thyme and set to the side.
- This works better at room temperature.
- Chicken -- Room temperature chicken.
- Cut a small pocket in each breast.
- Make it as big as you can so you can get as much of the filling in as possible.
- Season the chicken well with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Stuff -- Add the filling, as much as possible in the pocket and secure with a toothpick if necessary.
- Coating -- 3 steps to this -- 1) flour in one pan; 2) eggs in a second dish; and, bread crumbs in the third.
- Dredge each of the stuffed breasts in the flour, then egg and finish in the bread crumbs coating the breast well.
- Saute -- To a large oven proof saute pan, add the butter and olive oil and bring to medium / medium high heat.
- Add the chicken and saute on each side until golden brown.
- Transfer to a 350 degree oven, middle shelf and continue to cook for another 10-15 minutes to finish cooking.
- Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the chicken breast.
- Sauce -- While your chicken cooks, make the sauce.
- In a small sauce pan, add the onion, garlic and cream and simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- The cream will reduce and naturally thicken.
- Remove the garlic and then add in the cheese and continue on medium heat until the cheese is melted, add in the parsley and set to the side.
- This is perfect to make as the chicken is cooking.
- It doesn't take long at all.
- Serve -- After the chicken comes out, make sure to cover it with foil and let it rest before serving.
- I love to serve this over a rice blend of white and wild and then drizzle with the blue cheese sauce.
- As mentioned above, if it is a large breast, you may want to cut it into 2-3 pieces rather than a whole breast per person.
- ENJOY!
chicken breasts, salt, pepper, olive oil, butter, red grapes, dried figs, walnuts, onion, garlic, cream cheese, thyme, flour, breadcrumbs, egg, heavy cream, onion, garlic, parsley, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-chicken-with-grapes-figs-and-a-gorgonzola-sauce-431844 (may not work)