The kitchen is closed..Penne with Chicken & Broccoli

The kitchen is closed today and I’m on my own, so I decided to make a favorite of mine.. Penne with chicken & broccoli. A nice light, easy lunch dish that’s a breeze to prepare. The children and grandkids will be arriving next week and no doubt we’ll be cooking up a storm. So for today, I’m just going to enjoy my solitude and a good book, Peter Pezelli’s Every Sunday, that reviewers describe as ‘a funny novel-- with a heart as big as the state of Rhode Island’. We’ll see :)




1 lb penne, cooked aldente
2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into pieces, rolled in a bit of flour and seasoned with salt & pepper
¼ cup chicken stock
4 cups sautéed broccoli florets
4 garlic cloves, mashed
¼ cup dry white wine
1 shallot
flour
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon
3 TBLS romano cheese
gound pepper, sea salt

· Add olive oil to sauté pan and sauté 2 garlic cloves for a few minutes. Add
broccoli, salt, pepper two minutes and then add juice of squeezed lemon over
all.
· In a separate pan add olive oil, sauté 2 garlic cloves and chopped
shallots or onion. Add wine. Add cut pieces of seasoned and floured chicken
breasts, chicken broth and sautee on high for 5 minutes. Now add the
broccoli mixture to the chicken pan.. drippings and all.
Cook for 3-4 more minutes. When the penne is cooked, mix in the broccoli and
chicken.. grated cheese & black pepper and toss well before serving. Enjoy!

Chicken Prosciutto Bundles

1/8 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
3 TBLS olive oil
1/4 lb imported provolone cheese, sliced
1/4 lb imported prosciutto ham, sliced thin
1/2 lb fresh baby spinach
2 garlic cloves diced
1 medium shallot, diced small
2 TBLS no salt butter-melted
1/4 lb bacon
3 boneless chicken breasts
salt, pepper, nutmeg

Butterfly 3 boneless chicken breasts and pound flat. Place prosciutto onto butterflied chicken pieces, place provolone on top of the ham. Mix the melted butter with shallot, garlic, a sprinkle of nutmeg, salt & pepper and toss together. Then resume layering this mixture onto the cheese layer. Now add the baby spinach leaves on top of the cheese layer. Sprinkle seasoned breadcrumbs onto the spinach layer. Drizzle olive oil onto crumbs. Now roll each chicken breast and wrap with bacon both horizontally and vertically.

Pop into 350 degree oven and bake for 45 minutes.



The chicken bundles should be golden brown and the bacon just a bit crisp. Do not overcook. Enjoy!