Southern-Fried Stuffed Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper-and-Vidalia Onion Gravy |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 37 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened |
1 cup dry chicken-flavored stuffing mix |
1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely shredded romano cheese |
1/2 cup chopped vidalia onion |
1/4 cup minced fresh basil leaves |
4 large boned chicken breast halves with skin |
4 ready-to-serve bacon slices |
1 large egg |
1 cup milk |
1 cup all-purpose baking mix |
2 teaspoons creole seasoning |
1 teaspoon black pepper |
canola oil |
roasted red pepper-and-vidalia onion gravy, recipe follows |
1 large vidalia onion, halved vertically |
1 large sweet red bell pepper, halved and seeded |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
non-stick aluminum foil |
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
3 tablespoons butter |
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
2 cups chicken broth |
2 teaspoons creole seasoning |
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil leaves |
black pepper |
Directions:
1. Stir together first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
2. Place chicken, skin side down, between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a mallet or rolling pin.
3. Spread 1/4 of cream cheese mixture on skinless side of each chicken breast half; top with 1 piece of bacon. Roll up chicken, jellyroll fashion, lifting skin and tucking roll under skin.
4. Whisk together egg and milk in a bowl. Combine baking mix, Creole seasoning, and pepper in a shallow dish. Dip chicken rolls in egg mixture; dredge in baking mix mixture.
5. Pour oil to depth of 2 inches in a large skillet; heat to 350 degrees F. Fry chicken rolls, in batches, 10 to 12 minutes or until dark brown and done, turning chicken rolls often. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.
6. Spoon 1/4 cup Roasted Red Pepper-and-Vidalia Onion Gravy on each of 4 individual serving plates; top with 1 chicken roll. Drizzle with remaining gravy.
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8. Roasted Red Pepper-and-Vidalia Onion Gravy:
9. Dice 1 onion half; set aside.
10. Cut remaining onion half into slices. Place onion slices and bell pepper, cut sides down, on a baking sheet lined with non-stick aluminum foil; drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with salt.
11. Broil onion slices and bell pepper halves 5 inches from heat about 10 minutes or until bell pepper looks blistered. Place bell pepper halves in a zip-top freezer bag; seal and let stand 10 minutes to loosen skin. Peel bell pepper halves, and dice 1 half. Reserve diced bell pepper and remaining half. Dice roasted onion, and set aside.
12. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add reserved diced raw onion, and saute 10 minutes or until onion begins to brown. Stir in flour; cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes, or until flour mixture is caramel-colored. Stir in chicken broth and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
13. Process gravy mixture and reserved bell pepper half in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
14. Combine gravy mixture, reserved diced roasted bell pepper, diced roasted onion, basil, and black pepper.
15. Yield: 3 cups
16. Prep Time: 20 minutes
17. Cook Time: 35 minutes
18. Inactive Prep Time: 10 minutes
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