Ingredients
4 each breasts, chicken, halves, - broiler, /fryer, boned, - s
4 oz cheese, boursin, - quartered or
4 oz cheese, herb flavored - quartered
1/2 cup walnuts, english, finely - chopped
4 large spinach, leaves, steamed - slightly
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup wine, white, dry
1/2 cup dressing, raspberry, - vinaigrette,
2 tbsp margarine
Directions
Pound the chicken pieces down to a 1/4-inch thickness.
Roll the cheese quarters in walnuts.
Place one spinach leaf on each breast, top with a cheese
quarter. Fold the chicken around the spinach and cheese to form a
mound.
Sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken.
Place the chicken in baking pan. Cover and bake in a 350 F oven
for 30 minutes or until the chicken is fork tender.
In a small saucepan, mix together the wine and raspberry
vinaigrette dressing. Cook over medium heat until sauce is reduced
by one-half then stir in the margarine. Heat until the margarine
melts and stir until the sauce is smooth.
Pour the sauce over the chicken. Serve with rice.
* If raspberry vinaigrette dressing is not available, substitute
1/4 cup of bottled reduced-calorie red wine vinegar and oil dressing
and 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam. Omit the margarine.
Cook: Dwight Dewsnap, Massachusetts
Source: "Chicken Cookery" - 1994 Delmarva Chicken Cooking
Contest
: Delmarva Poultry Industries, Inc.
: Georgetown, Delaware, 19947-9622
Servings: 4 servings
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