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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

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  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For Pesto, wash basil and remove stems. In food processor mix basil, garlic, pine nuts, pepper and Parmesan. Blend until smooth and slowly add oil. | 2. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness. Place one slice prosciutto and 1 T. pesto on chicken breast. Tuck in ends and roll jelly style. Secure with toothpicks. | 3. Drizzle with 2 T. lemon juice, chopped garlic and olive oil. You may either grill these or bake at 350 for 30 minute. | 4. While breasts are cooking make basil cream. | 5. Sauté shallots in butter. Add wine and bring to a boil. | 6. Cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup Add cream and return to boil. Cook 8- 10 minute or until sauce is reduced to 1 cup. | 7. Whisk continually, add tomatoes and cook 2 minute Whisk in basil and lemon. | 8. Cook until heated thoroughly. To thicken sauce add cornstarch mixture slowly. | 9. Remove toothpick and cut the chicken breasts in slices to show off the center. Drizzle the chicken with sauce. | 10. **Serve this with your choice of pasta and dbl the sauce, or when it's just Dereck and I, I only make 2 chicken breasts and there is enough sauce for our pasta. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken breast	4	boneless	skinless boneless	-	-	-	-
prosciutto	4	slices		-	-	-	-
pesto sauce	1/4	cup		263.34	6.3567	6.1929	23.688000000000002
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
garlic clove	1 1/2	1/2	chopped	-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
olive oil	1/8	cup		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
basil	1/2	cup		2.76	0.318	0.37799999999999995	0.0768
garlic clove	1			-	-	-	-
pine nut	1/4	cup	toasted	227.1375	4.4145	4.6204	23.0749
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon	ground	0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
olive oil	1/8	cup		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
shallot	1/4	cup	chopped	28.8	6.72	1.0	0.04
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
white wine	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1 1/2	cups		612.0	4.9319999999999995	5.112	64.944
basil	1/4	cup	shredded	2.76	0.318	0.37799999999999995	0.0768
sun tomato oil	1/8	cup	sun-dried drained packed	-	-	-	-
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
cornstarch	1	tablespoon	mixed	30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.