chicken valdostana with mushroom sauce

i had this dish at one of our favorite local resturants last week and i wanted to share it with you. it is a very small resturant and the owner and chef was glad to part with it since we go there often


Chicken Valdostana with mushroom sauce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons all purpose flour

6 boneless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness

1/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine

10 mushrooms, thinly sliced

3/4 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup veal stock (OR chicken stock OR turkey stock)

2 to 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley

freshly ground white pepper to taste

6 thin slices prosciutto ham

6 thin slices fontina cheese

Instructions


1) Lightly flour chicken breasts, shaking off excess flour.

2) In a large skillet over low heat, melt butter/margarine. Add chicken and saute until lightly browned, about 2 minutes each side. Remove and set aside.

3) Increase heat to medium low. Add mushrooms and saute until juices are rendered, about 4 minutes. Add wine and simmer until reduced by 1/4, about 3 to 4 minutes. Increase heat to medium high. Add stock, parsley and pepper and simmer until sauce reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

4) Top each chicken breast with a slice of prosciutto and a slice of fontina cheese. Return chicken to skillet and cook just until cheese melts. Transfer chicken to individual plates and top each with some of the mushroom sauce before serving.

note that the skin is left on and its important that you do not remove it