Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Italian Sausage and Breadcrumbs

By nurseliz

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 * 1 (4-ounce) Italian sausage link
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 * 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 * 1 (1 1/2-ounce) slice sourdough bread, toasted and crusts removed
• 1 * 1 garlic clove, halved
• 1 * 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 * 2 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• * Cooking spray
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Remove casing from sausage; crumble sausage. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, and celery; sauté 5 minutes or until sausage is browned and onion is golden. Add wine to pan; cook 1 minute or until most of liquid is absorbed.

Rub each side of bread with cut sides of garlic; discard garlic. Coarsely crumble bread; add to sausage mixture. Stir in parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed; toss to combine.

Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place half of stuffing on one side of each chicken breast half, leaving a 1-inch border around sides. Fold remaining half of each chicken breast over stuffing, and secure with wooden picks. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray. Add stuffed chicken breast halves to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side. Add chicken broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove the wooden picks; slice breasts in half. Serve immediately.
Nutritional Information

Calories:
233 (29% from fat)
Fat:
7.6g (sat 2.5g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.4g)
Protein:
21.9g
Carbohydrate:
11.5g
Fiber:
0.9g
Cholesterol:
65mg
Iron:
1.6mg
Sodium:
774mg
Calcium:
47mg