Cheese, Spinach & Mushroom Stuffed Chicken |
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Serves 4 |
Prep 15 mins |
Cooking 30 mins |
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Ingredients |
40g dried porcini mushrooms
3 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
100g baby leaf spinach
150g ricotta
50g firm mozzarella, coarsely grated
20g parmesan, finely grated
4 skinless chicken breasts
4 slices prosciutto
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This is adapted from a John Thorode recipe |
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Boil the kettle, tip the
mushrooms into a small bowl, pour over boiling water to
just cover, then leave to soak for 15 mins. Drain and
squeeze out the mushrooms and roughly chop.
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Heat the oil in a frying pan
and gently cook the shallots for 3 mins. Turn up the heat,
throw in the mushrooms and cook for a few minutes more.
Add the spinach, turn up the heat to high and cook until
wilted and all the liquid has evaporated. Tip into a bowl
and leave to cool. Beat in the cheeses and season with
loads of pepper and a little salt. Set aside.
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Take the chicken breasts and
remove the small fillet from the back. Cut a slit into the
side of each chicken breast, then stuff each one with a
quarter of the spinach mixture, closing it with the
cut-off fillet. Carefully wrap each stuffed chicken breast
in a slice of prosciutto and chill until needed. Can be
prepared up to a day ahead.
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To cook, heat the oven to
200C/ Fan 180C/ Gas 6. Line up the chicken on a baking
tray and roast for 20 - 25 mins until the prosciutto is
frazzled at the edges, the cheese is oozing out and the
chicken is cooked through.
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