Liver And Cheese Filled Chicken Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
| Chicken livers | 1/2 pound | |
| Onion | 2 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 4 whole large chicken breasts, | ||
| Skinned, split, and boned | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 3 Tablespoon, softened | |
| Lemon juice | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Shredded mozzarella cheese | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Parmesan cheese | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), grated | |
| 1 hard-cooked egg, chopped | ||
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Dried basil | 1/4 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| Dried thyme | 1/4 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| Pepper | 1 Dash | |
| 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), melted | |
Directions
In saucepan cook chicken livers, onion, and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine about 5 minutes or till livers are no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
Put liver and onion mixture through meat grinder; cool.
Meanwhile, place each piece of chicken, boned side up, between two pieces of clear plastic wrap.
Pound out from the center with meat mallet to a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch square.
Remove wrap.
Blend 3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine and lemon juice into liver mixture.
Combine mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese, hard-cooked egg, salt, basil, thyme, and pepper.
Add to liver mixture; mix well.
Divide mixture evenly among chicken pieces.
Fold in sides; roll up jelly-roll style, pressing to seal well.
Combine crumbs and the remaining parmesan.
Dip chicken in 1/4 cup melted butter; roll in crumb mixture.
Place in shallow baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, in 400° oven about 20 minutes or till chicken is tender.
Put liver and onion mixture through meat grinder; cool.
Meanwhile, place each piece of chicken, boned side up, between two pieces of clear plastic wrap.
Pound out from the center with meat mallet to a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch square.
Remove wrap.
Blend 3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine and lemon juice into liver mixture.
Combine mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese, hard-cooked egg, salt, basil, thyme, and pepper.
Add to liver mixture; mix well.
Divide mixture evenly among chicken pieces.
Fold in sides; roll up jelly-roll style, pressing to seal well.
Combine crumbs and the remaining parmesan.
Dip chicken in 1/4 cup melted butter; roll in crumb mixture.
Place in shallow baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, in 400° oven about 20 minutes or till chicken is tender.
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