Pecan Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Broccoli

Name: Pecan Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Broccoli
Total time: 90
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 0.75 cup butter; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 0.25 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon chopped pimento; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1.5 cups chopped fresh broccoli florets; 1 small onion, minced; 0.5 cup sour cream; 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese; 8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 1 egg, beaten; 1 cup dry bread crumbs; 0.5 cup chopped pecans; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe by MARBALET from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 30 Mins.

Ingredients

9 servings

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2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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0.75 cup butter
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2 cloves garlic, crushed
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0.25 teaspoon dried basil
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1 teaspoon chopped pimento
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1 cup chopped pecans
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1.5 cups chopped fresh broccoli florets
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1 small onion, minced

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0.5 cup sour cream
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1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
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8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
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1 egg, beaten
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1 cup dry bread crumbs
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0.5 cup chopped pecans
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions

To Make Broccoli/Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium saucepan over low heat, heat the lemon juice, butter or margarine, garlic, basil and pimento until butter or margarine has melted. Add the 1 cup pecans, broccoli and onion and cook until broccoli is tender; then add the sour cream and cream cheese and mix all together until smooth. Let cool, cover and refrigerate to chill for 30 minutes.
Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the broccoli/cream cheese filling in the center of each chicken breast, roll up, tuck in sides and fasten with toothpicks. Put the egg beat in a shallow dish or bowl, and mix the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup pecans together in another shallow dish or bowl. Dip the chicken rolls in the egg, then in the pecan mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute coated chicken rolls in skillet until well browned on both sides, about 2 to 4 minutes each side. Place browned rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and chicken meat is white. Serve with a small portion of leftover broccoli/cream cheese mixture on top of each chicken breast.