Saturday, December 5, 2009

Fruit & Walnut-Stuffed Chicken Breast

I was feeling bored with our usual dinners and invented this recipe. We had these tonight and really enjoyed them.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup red wine
1/4 cup cherry flavored craisins
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup chopped prunes
2 Tablespoons Limoncello
1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
bread crumbs
4-6 thin sliced chicken breasts
spicy brown mustard
chicken broth

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine wine, craisins, apricots, prunes and Limoncello in a medium bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes or until fruit plumps.
3. Drain mixture through a slotted spoon, reserving liquid. Combine fruit and walnuts.
5. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and spread the fruit & walnut mixture on the chicken breast (leaving a border).
6. Roll up the chicken breasts and secure with a toothpick.
7. Brush chicken breasts evenly with mustard and then bread with bread crumbs.
8. Combine reserved liquid from fruit mixture with chicken broth and pour over chicken breasts.
9. Bake chicken breasts 30 - 45 minutes.

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