Valentine's Day Dinner Recipe

Ingredients

• This flavorful and elegant chicken is stuffed with a combination
• of fresh and dried mushrooms. Because the breasts are stuffed
• under the skin, the stuffing moistens the chicken meat and keeps
• it juicy. use either dried porcini or dried Chinese mushrooms;
• they have the most flavor. The sauce can be made ahead of time and
• the breasts stuffed a few hours before baking.
• 6 Dried mushrooms
• 1/2 cup boiling chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 shallots
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon or basil
• 3 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 6 single boned chicken breasts, with skin on.
• Sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup mushroom-soaking liquid
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons port or Madeira
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• Pour in the mushroom liquid, reduce to 2 tablespoons and then add
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