Prosciutto Chicken with Orange Sauce

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	249249 cal
pro	33 g33g pro
total fat	10 g10g total fat
sat. fat	3 g3g sat. fat
carb	5 g5g carb
fibre	00 fibre
chol	90 mg90mg chol
sodium	418 mg418mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	22 calcium
iron	88 iron
vit A	55 vit A
vit C	2222 vit C
folate	77 folate

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Serve with: Roasted quartered potatoes and blanched bitter greens, such as endive, chicory or dandelion, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice Lively Mediterranean tastes are featured in this dish, in which herbed chicken is napped with pan juices. Or grill the chicken and serve with sauce, as in the variation.

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 1/4cup cupchopped fresh parsley
2 garlic cloves , minced2 2garlic clovegarlic cloves, minced
4 tsp olive oil 4 4tsp tspolive oil
2 tsp grated orange rind 2 2tsp tspgrated orange rind
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 4 4boneless skinless chicken breastboneless skinless chicken breasts
8 slices prosciutto 8 8slices slicesprosciutto
1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 1tbsp tbspwhite wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1/2 cup orange juice 1/2 1/2cup cuporange juice
1/2 tsp granulated sugar 1/2 1/2tsp tspgranulated sugar
2 tsp butter 2 2tsp tspbutter

Preparation

In small bowl, mix together all but 2 tsp (10 mL) of the parsley, the garlic, oil, orange rind, salt and pepper; divide over chicken breasts. Wrap each in 2 slices prosciutto; place in greased ovenproof skillet.

Bake in 450°F (230°C) oven for 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. Remove skillet from oven; transfer chicken to serving plate and keep warm. Add vinegar to pan, scraping up any brown bits from bottom with wooden spoon.

Place over high heat. Add orange juice and sugar; boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted. Pour over chicken; garnish with remaining parsley.

Additional information :

Variation
Grilled Prosciutto Chicken with Orange Sauce: Place prosciutto-wrapped chicken on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook for 20 minutes, turning once. In saucepan, cook vinegar, orange juice and sugar over high heat until reduced by half; add butter and remaining parsley. Serve alongside chicken.