apple chicken recipe

Chicken Avalon

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded 1/8" thick
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 12 tbsp herbed goat cheese softened
  • 6 thin slices prosciutto
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter chilled
  • 10 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced
  • flour for dredging
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup Somerset Ridge Avalon
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • 4 cups cooked rice or bucatini pasta for serving
Avalon Apples
  • 3 tbsp  unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp  granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp   Somerset Ridge Avalon
  • 1 3/4 lb Tart apples (about 4 medium)  peeled, quartered, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick

Method
 

  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper
  2. Working with one breast half at a time, spread one side with 2 tablespoons cheese and top with one slice prosciutto
  3. Roll into a tight cylinder
  4. Using kitchen twine, tie chicken roll 1" in from each end
  5. Snip off excess twine
  6. Heat 3 tbsp. butter in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat
  7. Add mushrooms and cook, without stirring, until browned, 4–5 minutes
  8. Stir mushrooms and continue cooking until softened, about 8 minutes
  9. Transfer to a plate; wipe out skillet
  10. Put flour on a plate; dredge each chicken roll in flour
  11. Heat 2 tbsp.butter and the oil in skillet over medium-high heat
  12. Add chicken and cook, turning, until browned and cooked through, 12–14 minutes
  13. Transfer chicken rolls to a plate
  14. Add broth and Somerset Ridge Avalon to skillet; boil, stirring, until sauce has reduced by a third, 4–5 minutes
  15. Return mushrooms and chicken to skillet; cook, turning to coat in sauce, until warmed through, about 5 minutes
  16. Transfer chicken to a platter
  17. Remove skillet from heat; swirl in remaining butter to make a smooth sauce
  18. Spoon sauce over chicken; sprinkle with parsley
  19. Serve with rice or bucatini pasta, and with Avalon Apples on the side
Avalon Apples
  1. In a large skillet, melt the butter and sugar
  2. Add the Somerset Ridge Avalon
  3. Increase the heat to medium high and add the apples
  4. Cook, tossing frequently, until browned, about 5 minutes