Chicken Bolognese (Recipe)

Ingredients

4 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned

Dash pepper

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

1 tablespoon cooking oil

4 thin slices prosciutto

4 thin slices fontina or bel paese cheese (2 ounces)

1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon chicken broth, or dry white whine

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Pound the chicken breasts between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap to flatten.  Remove the paper.

3. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with pepper.  Dredge in the flour; shake off the excess.

4. In a heavy large skillet, melt the butter or margarine with the oil over moderate heat.  Brown the chicken breasts about 2 minutes per side or until they turn a light golden color.  Transfer the chicken to a shallow buttered baking dish.

5. Place a slice of prosciutto and a slice of fontina or bel paese cheese on each chicken breast.  Sprinkle with the grated Parmesan cheese and drizzle the chicken broth over all.

6. Bake, uncovered, in the 350° oven for 10 to 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and lightly browned and the chicken is no longer pink.  Serve at once.

Tips:

If you like to plan ahead, prepare and brown the chicken pieces.  Then cover and chill until you are ready to bake them.  Because the chicken pieces will be cold, be sure to use the high end of the baking time range.

There are several ways to vary this dish.  Thinly sliced ham, corned beef or pastrami will work just as well in this recipe as the prosciutto.  If you like, substitute slices of mozarella or Montery Jack cheese for the specified cheeses.

Because fontina and bel paese cheese are not sold in slices, use a cheese slicer to cut thin pieces from a larger wedge or block.

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