Petti Farciti al Mascarpone - Chicken Stuffed with Mascarpone

Don't worry - the pink is the ham, not uncooked chicken!

I realize that I've posted twice today, but like I said, a day off of work = a full day of cooking!

I have been extremely successful in my SS recipes. Haven't been disappointed with anything. This stuffed chicken was very very tasty!

After cutting the chicken breasts in half lengthwise and pounding them flat, I sprinkled them with a little salt, pepper and oregano. Then I lined each piece with a thin slice of cooked ham, a large dab of mascarpone and cooked mushrooms (sauteed them with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and chopped parsley). Then I put one half breast on top of the other. On top, I put some halved cherry tomatoes and chopped parsley.

chicken without the top half

I put these in an oven-proof dish in a preheated oven at 400º covered for 15 minutes then uncovered for an additional 12 minutes. Make sure they're not in a very flat dish because there will be lots-o-juices left in the pan!

While that was cooking, I diced a coupe potatoes and sauteed them in some olive oil and garlic. Seasoned them with a little salt and pepper and let them cook for about 25 minutes. You have to continually stir them because the potatoes like to stick and form a thick crust on the pan, making the cleaning process more difficult than it should be!

I also sauteed some spinach with garlic (I overdosed on garlic tonight...) for another side dish.

Here's the finished meal (before & after pics)! I cut the chicken breasts in half because they were so large.

YUMMMMM!!!!!!!!! I sprinkled some more chopped parsley on the potatoes and added a dab of butter. The spinach was delicious. The chicken was sooooo good!

Overall, this was a great dish that I will be adding to my regular cooking repertoire. The preparation was somewhat of a hassle. There was a lot of slicing and dicing. And I typically don't like messing with raw chicken, but who does? The potatoes were a little burdensome because of their constant need to be stirred, but totally worth it. They were tasty.

Taste factor: A
Ease of preparation: B- (cutting and pounding raw chicken, slicing mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes, etc)
Modifications: I'm not even sure what the exact SS recipe is because I got this online and it wasn't thorough.