Pecan Stuffed Chicken Breasts

“Wonderful flavors” describes this gourmet dish

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Original recipe yields

4 servings

Cooking day instructions

Melt butter or margarine and cook celery, onion, ½ t. salt, and ¼ t. pepper until tender. Stir in crumbled toast, chopped pecans, parsley flakes, and ¼ cup water. ¼ Remove from heat.

Flatten chicken breasts to 2 -inch thickness (see “Get to Know Your Butcher”). Place each chicken breast on center of 12-inch square of heavy-duty foil. Brush both sides of breasts with lemon juice and some melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle breasts with ¾ t. salt and ½ t. pepper. Spoon stuffing mixture onto center of each chicken breast, folding chicken breast around stuffing. Bring foil up around breasts and close tightly. Freeze foil bundles, using freezer bag method.

Serving day instructions

Thaw completely, place bundles in pan, and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Open bundles carefully and brush with drippings in bottom of foil. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes longer or until chicken is fork tender.

Hint

We have found that this recipe makes extra stuffing. You can either increase the number of breasts filled or freeze the extra stuffing in bags to serve as a side dish with this meal or another.