Stuffed Chicken Chests With Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless chicken, chests split with pocket (breasts)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup wine (your choice)
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1/3 cup shred. coconut, fresh if desired
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 slices day-old bread (pulse in food processor to equal approx. 3/4 bread crumbs)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup wine (more if needed to moisten)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup mango, diced
• 4 medium size sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 make stuffing for chests-saute in butter: raisins, green pepper, garlic, onion, coconut. once softened, add bread crumbs, ground ginger, diced mango, beaten egg and wine. mixture should be moist and thick.
• 2 rinse and dry each chicken chest. place approximately 2-3 tbls stuffing mixture in each one (amt will depend on size of chest and pocket).
• 3 place each stuffed chicken chest in 13 x 9 casserole dish. brush each chest with 1 teaspoons olive oil. add 1 cup each of wine and chicken stock to dish.
• 4 bake approximately 45 min or until done and juices run clear.
• 5 while chests are baking in oven - microwave the sweet potatoes until soft. (time is approximately of 5 - 7 min for 4 potatoes in 1100 watt microwave). when potatoes are done, remove from microwave and cool until easy to handle. scoop potato into bowl. mash until smooth. add 2 tbls. butter, 1 tbls brown sugar & 1 tbls. lime juice. mix well. return to microwave to heat thoroughly (approx. 2 min or less).
• 6 to serve/plate stuffed chicken chests -.
• 7 place large scoop of sweet potato mixture on individual plate. just to side, touching the potatoes, place baked chicken chest. top with approximately 1 tbls. pan drippings, if desired.