AMATEUR KITCHEN

Impress your guests with this 5 star plating along with the 5 star flavor. The sage brown butter puts this dish over the top.

Serves: 2
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes


Ingredients:
1 chicken breast, cut in half length wise and pounded out to ¼-½ inch thick
Salt and Pepper
2 slices of prosciutto
10 sage leaves, divided
4 tbls butter
Olive oil


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Once chicken breasts have been pounded out lay one slice of prosctto on each breast along with 3 sage leaves per breast. Season with some salt and pepper and begin to roll up the chicken breast to hold in the proscuitto and sage.

Drizzle olive oil in a skillet over high heat. Place the seal side of the chicken down first to help keep in place so it doesn’t come apart. (If it doesn’t stay together use toothpicks to hold in place.) Brown chicken breast on each side which will take 3 minutes per side and place in preheat oven. Cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, 165 internal temperature.

Take cooked chicken out of the oven and set aside. In another skillet on medium heat cook the butter and the remaining sage leaves until the butter begins to turn brown, approximately 5 minutes. Once butter is browned toss the chicken around in the butter for a minute or two.

Cut up chicken on a diagonal and drizzle some of the browned sage butter over top. Serve and Enjoy!

*Serves great with couscous.

Chicken Saltimbocca with sage brown butter