Description:

Homemade cheese stick rolled up in a chicken breast

Source:

Tina

Serves/Makes:12 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped mushrooms
• 2 TBS (30 ml) butter or margerine
• 2 TBS (30 ml) flour
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) light cream
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml). salt
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) shredded sharp cheese
• 1 small onion chopped fine
• 6 whole chicken boned breasts cut in halves
• 2 beaten eggs
• flour
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) dry bread crumbs

Preparation

• Step 1 (Can be prepared a day ahead):
• Cook mushrooms and onion in butter.
• Add flour, cream, and salt.
• Cook until mixture is very thick.
• Stir in cheese over low heat just until melted.
• Pour into greased dish and chill at least one hour.
• Slice into sticks.
• Step 2:
• Pound the breast until 1/4 inch thick, and season with salt.
• Roll cheese stick in each and secure with toothpicks. (Do all the breasts and then go on to next step)
• Dust with flour.
• Dip in eggs and roll in bread crumbs.
• Cover and chill one hour.
• Fry 5 minutes in deep hot fat or until brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Take toothpicks out at this point.
• May be frozen at this point. Before serving defrost.
• Bake for 45 minutes in 325 degree (175 C.) oven.
• Serve Hot.

Comments

This is a very elegant dish. Much like Chicken Kiev. Great for a dinner party for some very special guest.

Serve with Brown Rice, Green Beans, Pretzel Salad, Hot Rolls and Iced Tea, and your favorite dessert. I like Chocolate Pie.