BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH SUN DRIED TOMATO AND MUSHROOMS

Ingredients :

3 tablespoons basil, chopped (marinade)

5 tablespoons dry white wine (marinade)

5 tablespoons vegetable oil (marinade) (marinade)

3 tablespoon red onion, finely chopped (marinade)

4 whole chicken breasts with skin, boned

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon garlic, minced

1/3 cup red onion, finely chopped

3 cups mushrooms or portobellos, sliced

1 ½ cup dried tomatoes, rinsed, soaked in warm water and chopped. Reserve water.

2 tablespoons potato starch or arrowroot

Salt

Pepper

1 ½ cup milk

1 ½ cups chicken broth

Preparation:

Mix basil, wine, oil and red onion, in a bowl, to prepare the marinade.

Place 1 whole chicken breast between plastic wrap and pound chicken, gently, with a wooden pounder to form a rectangle. Season with salt and pepper and place in the marinade for 30 minutes. Repeat with remaining chicken.

Heat oil in a skillet and add onion and garlic. Once onion is tender add sliced mushrooms and cook until soft. Stir in dried tomatoes and cook 1 minute more. Add 1 tablespoon potato starch or more, depending on the amount of liquid, diluted in ¼ cup water. Mixture must be thick. Season to taste. Separate half of the mushroom mixture to fill the chicken breasts.

Remove chicken breasts from the marinade and place on a working surface. Spread mushroom filling on each breast and roll like a jelly roll. Tie with a string to secure filling.

Place in a ovenproof previously greased pan and bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C), for 25 minutes or until tender. Place remaining mushroom mixture in a skillet and add chicken broth, milk and ½ cup of the reserved tomato liquid. Bring to a boil and reduce for 10 minutes. Season to taste. Thicken sauce with potato starch if necessary and boil 1 more minute.

Remove chicken rolls from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove strings and cut rolls in ¾ inch (1 ½ cm) diagonal slices.

To serve, place slices in a serving platter and cover with sauce.

8 servings

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