Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Shrimp

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 8 large shrimp, peeled and deviened
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons onions, minced
• 2 tablespoons shallots, minced or 2 tablespoons scallions
• 1 large ripe tomato
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1/3 cup chardonnay wine

Recipe

• 1 butterfly 4 of the breasts and pound lightly. avoid tearing the tissue.
• 2 cut remaining chicken into 1" cubes. put the cubes into a blender (or processor) and begin to blend adding the cream & tobasco.
• 3 blend throughly. arrange 2 of the shrimp close together in the center of each flattened breast half. spoon an equal portion of the blended mixture over the shrimp. fold the chicken to close it completely.
• 4 heat 1t butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken in one layer. add the onions & shallots and cook until wilted. slice off the core end of the tomato and cut into 1/2" cubes. add to the skillet. add thyme, basil and wine. arrange breast halves and bring to a boil. cover and cook 10 minutes. plate the chicken. reduce the sauce and drizzle over chicken.