Chicken Saltimbocca Roulades with Saffron Risotto are a savory blend of chicken, prosciutto, fresh herbs, Parmesan cheese, and Arborio rice.
Chicken Saltimbocca Roulades with Saffron Risotto
2016-09-22 19:43:17
Yield: 8 servings • Preparation: 45 minutes • Cook: 3 to 4 minutes • Bake: 12 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 teaspoons butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon ground sage
- ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 3 slices prosciutto
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 recipe Saffron Risotto Rounds (recipe follows)
- Garnish: fresh sage
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Set aside.
- Place chicken breasts, top side down, in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag or between sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or a rolling pin, pound chicken breasts to a ¼-inch thickness. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine butter, sage, and lemon zest, stirring to blend. Spread butter mixture evenly over rough sides of chicken breasts. Sprinkle evenly with parsley.
- Lay a slice of prosciutto over butter layer on each breast. Starting from a short end, roll up chicken, encasing prosciutto. Place chicken seam sides down. Drizzle each chicken roulade with olive oil, and season evenly with garlic salt and pepper.
- Preheat a medium nonstick sauté pan over medium-high heat. Place chicken roulades in pan, seam sides down, and cook until undersides of roulades are golden brown and seams are sealed, 3 to 4 minutes. Cook tops and sides of roulades until light golden brown, approximately 3 minutes.
- Place roulades on prepared baking sheet, seam side down.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Keep roulades warm by tenting foil over them.
- When ready to serve, cut ¼-inch slices from each roulade, discarding ends. Place 2 chicken roulade slices on each Saffron Risotto Round.
- Garnish with fresh sage, if desired.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- MAKE-AHEAD TIP: Chicken roulades can be baked a day in advance, wrapped tightly in foil, and refrigerated overnight. When ready to serve, cut into slices, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover tightly with foil, and bake in a 350° oven until chicken roulades are warm, approximately 5 minutes.
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Saffron Risotto Rounds
2016-09-22 19:51:21
Yield: 8 rounds • Preparation: 15 minutes • Cook: 5 to 8 minutes • Bake: 55 to 60 minutes • Refrigerate: 8 hours
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ⅛ teaspoon saffron
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In an oven-safe sauté pan with a lid, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes, reducing temperature if onions start to brown. Add rice, and cook, stirring constantly, until rice is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken broth and saffron, stirring to combine. Cover with lid.
- Bake until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, approximately 45 minutes.
- Fluff rice with a fork. Add cheese and cream, stirring until incorporated. Pat risotto into prepared baking pan. Let cool for 30 minutes, cover tightly with foil, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Using a 2½-inch round cutter, cut 8 rounds from cold risotto. Place rounds on prepared baking sheet. Cover tightly with foil, and bake until warm, 10 to 15 minutes.
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From TeaTime, September/October 2013
