Sage Shallot Apple Chicken Breasts

By: Recipe reprinted with permission from Asparagus to Zucchini ©2004 by MACSAC

This is fast enough for a family dinner, fancy enough for company

Time: Preparation 30 minutes

Serving: 4

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup apple
• 1/3 cup shallots
• 4 chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons sage
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 2 cup dried bread cubes
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup chicken broth

Preparation

1. Oil a baking pan.
2. Trim chicken of all fat; flatten meat by pounding it lightly with a flat, heavy utensil.
3. Place in pan. Heat oven to 350°F.
4. Cook shallots in butter on stove top until tender, 4-5 minutes.
5. Stir in apples, herbs, bread cubes, salt, pepper and just enough chicken broth to make a moist stuffing.
6. Mound on chicken. Bake until stuffing has browned and chicken is tender, 20-25 minutes.