Stuffed Chicken Breast with White Wine Sauce

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   Cook broccoli rabe in boiling water until tender.

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   Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a pan and brown the garlic.

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   Add broccoli, salt, pepper and stir until coated.

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   Put it aside to cool.

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   In the same cooking water you cooked the broccoli in, you can blanche the eggplant slices for about 1-2 minutes just to soften the slices.

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   Take them out of the water and drain on a paper towel.

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   (You can do this before you cook the broccoli.)

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   Cut a pocket or butterfly the chicken breast, making sure not to cut it in half.

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   Salt and pepper the chicken breast and begin to layer the ingredients in the pocket: broccoli, eggplant, roasted pepper, mozzarella, basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

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    Close the chicken and either tie together with kitchen twine or secure with toothpicks to keep the filling from falling out during cooking.

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    In a large saute pan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil and saute the chicken for about 15 minutes each side on medium high heat.

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    To make the white wine sauce, put the white wine and stock in a sauce pan and heat to a low boil.

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    Lower the heat and add cornstarch, whisking away any lumps until the sauce thickens slightly.

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    Cook for approximately 10 minutes.

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    Whisk in butter to give the sauce a nice sheen.

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    Plate the chicken and pour the sauce over top.

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    Garnish with fresh chopped basil.

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    Note: Please check each breast carefully when cooking.

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    Depending on the thickness of the breast, the cooking time will vary.

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    You dont want to serve raw chickenthats not cool.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.