Cheese Stuffed Chicken With Apricot Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 boneless chicken breasts, with skin on
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese (or the cheese you prefer - cheddar, romano, swiss)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup apricot nectar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons apple brandy
• 6 dried apricots, chopped
• chopped chives or parsley

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine remaining ingredients, except butter.
• 3 using your finger, carefully separate skin from flesh, leaving one side attached.
• 4 lift unattached skin and spoon 1/6 of stuffing between skin and chicken, smooth and close opening with a toothpick.
• 5 place skin side up in a shallow baking dish, brush with melted butter and bake uncovered for 45 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile prepare the sauce:.
• 7 in a sauce pan combine chicken broth, apricot nectar and cornstarch, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 8 add brandy and chopped apricots, cook 2 minutes more.
• 9 to serve, pour sauce over chicken and garnish with chopped chives or parsley.