Pollo Rosa Maria

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 4 slices prosciutto ham
• 1/2 cup fontina cheese
• 1/2 cup clarified butter
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
• 1/4 cup wine
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup fresh sweet basil, chopped
• lemon butter (above)
• 1 lemon, juiced

Recipe

• 1 for chicken: open chicken breasts and place butterfly-style on grill. (optional: over -hot coals of live oak and pecan wood)
• 2 grill 3-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. remove from grill.
• 3 when chicken is cool enough to handle, hold breast halves together and stuff each breast with one slice of prosciutto and 1/8 cup fontina cheese.
• 4 secure with wooden picks. set aside in a warm place.
• 5 for lemon butter and topping: in a large saute pan over medium heat, combine clarified butter, garlic, and onion and saute until tender.
• 6 deglaze pan with wine.
• 7 add unsalted butter, salt, and pepper.
• 8 add mushrooms to lemon butter and saute 1 to 2 minutes or until cooked.
• 9 add basil and lemon juice and stir to combine.
• 10 place chicken on a serving platter and top with mushrooms in lemon-basil butter and serve.