Chicken Saltimbocca

INGREDIENTS  

• 6 chicken breasts, pounded thin
• ½ cup flour
• ⅓ cup butter
• 12 thin slices prosciutto ham
• 6 slices Monterey jack cheese
• ¼ cup shallots, chopped
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• ½ lb. mushrooms, sliced
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 t. thyme
• 1 t. oregano
• ½ cup dry sherry
• 1 cup cream

DIRECTIONS  

1. Pound chicken until thin. Dip chicken in flour, brown in butter.
2. Arrange in a buttered pan and top each with 1 sliced ham and cheese.
3. In a saucepan, cook shallots and garlic in butter until soft, add mushrooms, wine, broth and herbs.
4. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes. Stir in 1 T. flour and slowly add sherry and cream. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
6. Pour sauce over chicken and bake for 20 minutes.

Recipe Author: Rancho Santa Fe Inn

Recipe Image: Hips