Microwaved Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups breadcrumbs (made from day old bread)
• 1 -2 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 50 g butter
• 1 slice bacon (chopped)
• 1/2 cup mushroom (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon soft breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 egg (beaten)

Recipe

• 1 make the savoury crumbs by melting the first measusure of butter in a flat bottomed dish about 20-30 diameter, in microwave for about 30 secs.
• 2 stir in the crumbs and the parsley.
• 3 microwave uncovered on high for 2-4 mins until the crumbs brown, stirring often once they start changing colour. the crumbs become crisp & crunchy as they cool.
• 4 place breasts between 2 sheets of plastic & pound gently with a rolling pin until they are double original length & width.
• 5 melt the 50g of butter in a small container and add 1tbsp of this to the chopped bacon, mushrooms & soft breacrumbs. mix well.
• 6 cover and cook on high for 3mins, stirring or shaking after 1 minute.
• 7 remove top layer of plastic from the breasts and place some filling on each breast.
• 8 roll up and secure with toothpicks.
• 9 dust lightly with flour, then dip in beaten egg, then roll in the savoury crumbs.
• 10 arrange breasts evenly in a circle on a flat dish.
• 11 pour over remaining melted butter and 'bake' uncovered on high for approx 8mins.
• 12 stand 2-3 minutes before serving.
• 13 either leave whole to serve or cut into slices.
• 14 serve either with hot vegetables or a salad.