BONNIE'S CHICKEN PORTIFINO

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This recipe is just wonderful. It has so much flavor. The seasoning is right on with a delicate mushroom and wine sauce and topped with basil and melted cheese. The breast meat is tender and juicy. Definitely company worthy. I am so happy to share it with you. Enjoy! The photo is my own. This is Chef Imi's signature dish for...

Provided by BonniE !

Categories Chicken

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS
4 8 ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half, uniform pieces about 1 inch thick.
1 cup all purpose flour seasoned with salt and pepper
1 cup vegetable oil
5 ounces butter
8 ounces crimini sliced mushrooms
1/4 pound carmelized onion slices, cooked in olive oil
1/2 cup green onions chopped
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup chicken stock or broth
8 ounces red bell peppers roasted, quartered
8 fresh basil leaves
slices of swiss cheese

Steps:

1. Cook's Tip: Start carmelizing your onions first while you are preparing the chicken. This can be done ahead. The instructions for doing that are below. Make sure they don't burn; keep your heat low.
2. HOW TO CARMELIZE THE ONIONS Caramelize onions by slowly cooking them in a little olive oil until they are richly browned. Onions are naturally sweet; and as caramel comes from the simple cooking of sugar, when you slowly cook onions over an extended period of time, the natural sugars in the onions caramelize, making the result intensely and wonderfully flavorful. Do not skip this step.
3. PREPARE CHICKEN BREASTS Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts, uniform in size, about 1 inch thick. I cut each breast at an angle and butterfly it. Dredge the prepared pieces in the seasoned flour in a plastic bag and fry in the vegetable oil over medium heat until a nice golden brown on all sides. Don't over fry. Remove the fried chicken to a shallow baking pan, arrange the pieces close together, and discard the grease.
4. PREPARE THE SAUCE Add the butter to the pan. When it is melted, add the mushrooms, carmelized onions and the green onions. Cook until tender, about 3 minutes or so. Add the wine, stir, then add the chicken broth, bring to a boil and simmer about 5 minutes until mixture is thickened slightly and has a soft sheen to it.
5. BAKING THE CHICKEN Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken. Top with the roasted pepper, the basil leaves, and the swiss cheese slices. Bake just until cheese is melted, about 8 minutes. (I made sure my chicken was done when I fried it and then it could be finished up quickly.) Enjoy!