Apple-Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Name: Apple-Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple juice; 2 Tbsps apple brandy or apple juice; 2 slices bacon slices, diced; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 4 skinned and boned chicken breast halves; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 118 milliliters dried cranberries, divided; 1 Tbsp fine, dry breadcrumbs; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 118 milliliters peeled, chopped Granny Smith apple; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 59 milliliters coarsely chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons poultry seasoning; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp water

Apple-Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 27g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 370 calories. If you have cornstarch, cranberries, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Saut chopped apple in reserved drippings over medium-high heat 4 minutes.

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Apple

Remove from heat; stir in bacon, 1/4 cup cranberries, and next 3 ingredients.

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Cranberries

Bacon

Cut a 3 1/2-inch-long horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each chicken breast, cutting to, but not through, other side, forming a pocket. Stuff apple mixture evenly into each pocket. Wipe skillet clean.

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Chicken Breast

Apple

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Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

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Add chicken, and cook 8 to 10 minutes on each side or until done.

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Whole Chicken

Remove chicken, and keep warm.

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Whole Chicken

Add remaining 1/4 cup cranberries, apple juice, apple brandy, and salt to skillet. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water until smooth; stir into juice mixture, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until thickened. Spoon over chicken, and sprinkle with pecans and parsley.

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Apple Brandy