Best Sausage And Provolone Stuffed Chicken Recipes

SAUSAGE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Place one chicken breast half at a time between sheets of plastic wrap, wax paper or, preferably, split-open plastic bags. Pound the breasts with a flat, heavy mallet, making them flat, but do not break the flesh of the breasts.
• Shape one-quarter pound of the sausage meat at a time into an oval. Place the sausage in the middle of a breast half and wrap to enclose it thoroughly, envelope fashion. Repeat with remaining sausage meat and breast halves.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dredge lightly in flour and shake off excess.
• Heat the butter in a heavy skillet and add the chicken rolls. Cook, turning as often as necessary to brown lightly on all sides, about five minutes.
• Remove the chicken rolls to a baking dish.
• Add the onion and garlic to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the wine and cook down until the wine is reduced by half.
• Add the bay leaf, thyme, tomatoes and tomato paste and stir to blend. Cook about one minute and add the chicken broth. Cook down about five minutes and pour the sauce over the chicken rolls.
• Place in the oven and bake 20 minutes. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, celery and red pepper in butter until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender; do not drain. , Place croutons in a large bowl; add sausage mixture. Stir in the parsley, tarragon, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir in enough broth until stuffing is moistened and holds together. , Just before baking, loosely stuff chicken. Place with breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Pour 1/2 cup broth around chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for chicken and 165° for stuffing, basting occasionally with pan juices.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Coat skillet with cooking spray, add sausage, and cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring to break.
• up large pieces.
• Add green pepper, onion, and basil, and cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and spread mixture on a plate to cool quickly.
• Add bread crumbs to the sausage mixture and toss gently, yet thoroughly, to blend.
• Line a baking sheet with foil. Place chicken breasts on pan in a single layer and spoon equal amounts of sausage mixture evenly over each. Fold in sides of breast and roll up, placing seam side down on pan. If stuffing spills out, push it back into center of breast. Use toothpicks to hold seams together, if necessary.
• Spoon half of sauce evenly over each roll. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink on the bottom. Top with cheese and bake 5 minutes longer until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks before.
• serving. Sprinkle on Parmesan cheese, if desired.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place broccoli in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; set aside. In a large skillet, brown sausage and onion until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat. Add cheese, crumbs, salt, pepper and egg; mix well. Flatten each chicken breast to 1/4-in. thickness. Place about 1/3 cup mixture down center of each chicken breast. Fold long ends over filling; fold ends up and secure with a toothpick. Place chicken, seam side down, on top of broccoli; spread soup over all. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-50 minutes. Remove toothpicks before serving.

SAUSAGE & PROVOLONE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Stem and core mushrooms. Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat and saute mushroom caps for 2 minutes. Remove from skillet. Add sausage to the skillet breaking up meat as it cooks. When no pink shows, add wine, cheese, salt and pepper. Stuff meat into caps and bake about 8 to 10 minutes.