Chicken Saltimbocca

Name: Chicken Saltimbocca
Ingredients: 3 whole medium chicken breasts (2 1/2 lb.); 6 thin slices boiled ham; 6 thin slices Swiss cheese; 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped; dried sage, crushed; 1/3 c. fine dry bread crumbs; 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese; 2 Tbsp. snipped parsley; 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

9 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

3 whole medium chicken breasts (2 1/2 lb.)
6 thin slices boiled ham
6 thin slices Swiss cheese
1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
dried sage, crushed
1/3 c. fine dry bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. snipped parsley
1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

Directions

1

Skin, half and bone chicken breasts.
2

Pound lightly with a meat mallet, forming a rectangle, about 1/8-inch thick.
3

Repeat with remaining chicken.
4

Place a ham slice and a cheese slice on each cutlet, trimming to fit within 1/4-inch of edges.
5

Top with some chopped tomato; sprinkle lightly with sage.
6

Fold in sides; roll up jelly roll style, pressing to seal.
7

Combine crumbs, cheese and parsley.
8

Dip chicken in butter, then roll in crumbs.
9

Bake in a shallow baking pan in 350° oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
10

Remove to a serving platter.
11

Stir mixture remaining in pan until smooth; spoon over chicken.
12

Serves 6.