Ingredient: walnuts, toasted & chopped

Today, December 21st, a very special member of our family is having his 13th birthday. He is ‘our’ little mini German Dachshund with the Mexican name. My sister Loretta, adopted Amigo when he was only two months old, so needless to say, they are inseparable.

Amigo is everything you could want in a pet. I’m pretty sure he feels his mission in life is to play ball. He has never been one to like being left alone or to play by himself. Being so incredibly smart, it only takes a few minutes for him to understand what you are doing, playing or even thinking!

On occasion, Loretta has put him in our care. He accepts Brion and I like going to stay with your aunt and uncle and very quickly adapts to our routine. Curious, charming, brave, stubborn and comical are all words generally used to describe Dachshunds and certainly they describe our ‘Miggy’. He has probably done more airplane travel than a lot of people. Although travelling in any mode is not his thing, if Loretta is going somewhere, no question, he’s going to.

Since this is supposed to be a ‘story and food‘  blog I guess I should get to the food part. Since Amigo loves  chicken I decided to post  STUFFED BREAST of CHICKEN with APPLES, WALNUTS & BRIE   today. Now that’s not to say he’ll be eating any but it kind of fits the occasion.

                                                   HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AMIGO!

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Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Apples, Walnuts & Brie

That magic of combining sweet & savory makes these chicken breasts just a bit more special.

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

American

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 3 Tbsp butter, divided
• 1/2 cup apple, peeled & chopped
• 2 Tbsp walnuts, toasted & chopped
• 1/8 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
• Dash plus 1/4 tsp salt, divided
• Dash plus 1/4 tsp pepper, divided
• 2 - 170 gram boneless/skinless chicken breast halves
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 60 grams Brie cheese, cubed
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice, divided
• 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch

Course Main Dish Cuisine American Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1/4 cup onion, chopped 3 Tbsp butter, divided 1/2 cup apple, peeled & chopped 2 Tbsp walnuts, toasted & chopped 1/8 tsp dried rosemary, crushed Dash plus 1/4 tsp salt, divided Dash plus 1/4 tsp pepper, divided 2 - 170 gram boneless/skinless chicken breast halves 1/8 tsp garlic powder 60 grams Brie cheese, cubed 1/4 cup cider vinegar 3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice, divided 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch

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Instructions

1. In a large skillet, saute onion in 1 Tbsp. butter about 1 minute. Add apple; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until apple is golden brown. Remove from heat; add walnuts, rosemary & a dash of salt & pepper.
2. Flatten chicken breasts to 1/4" thickness; sprinkle with garlic powder & remaining salt & pepper. Place apple mixture & Brie on half of each chicken breast; fold over. Secure with toothpicks if necessary.
3. In same skillet, brown chicken in remaining butter. Stir in cider vinegar & 1/4 cup apple juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover & cook for 15-20 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 170 F.
4. Remove chicken to serving platter; discard toothpicks. Combine cornstarch & remaining apple juice; add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook & stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken.

   

Recipe Notes

• This recipe is another one of my favorites I acquired from the tasteofhome.com site.