astray recipes: Apple-prosciutto chicken

Categories: Italian; Poultry; Chicken
Yield: 4 servings

Measure	Ingredient
4	Boned skinless chicken
	Breast halves (about 1 lb.
	Total)
4	Slices prosciutto or
	Boiled ham
½ cup	Finely chopped apple
⅛ teaspoon	Apple pie spice
	Apple pie spice
2 tablespoons	Finely chopped green onion
1 tablespoon	Margarine or butter
1 tablespoon	All-purpose flour
⅔ cup	Skim milk
½ cup	Shredded provolone
	Cheese (2 ounces)
	Hot cooked rice (optional)

Rinse chicken, pat dry. Place each breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Pound from the center to the edges with the flat side of a meat mallet till ¼ inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Place one prosciutto slice atop each breast half. Combine apple and ⅛ teaspoon pie spice. Place a fourth of the apple mixture on each breast. Fold in sides and roll up each half starting from a narrow end. Secure with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle with additional apple pie spice. Place in a 10x6x2 inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until tender and no longer pink. Remove picks. In a small saucepan cook onion in margarine until tender. Stir in flour and dash pepper. Add milk. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in cheese till melted. Serve sauce over chicken rolls. Serve with rice or on a bed of rice, if desired.

apple-prosciutto chicken