Apple-Prosciutto Chicken

Rinse chicken and pat dry. Place one chicken breast half, boned side up between 2 pieces of clear plastic wrap and pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to form a rectangle about 1/4" thick. Remove plastic wrap and repeat with rest of chicken. In a small bowl, combine the chopped apple and apple pie spice. For filling, place one prosciutto or boiled ham slice on top of each chicken breast half. Spoon one-fourth of the apple mixture over each prosciutto slice. Fold in sides and roll up each breast half, starting from a narrow end. Secure with wooden toothpicks or non-metal skewers. Arrange chicken rolls, seam side down, in an 8" round Microwave-safe baking dish. Sprinkle with additional apple pie spice. Cover with plastic wrap and turn back one corner to vent steam. Cook on High for 6-8 minutes or for low wattage ovens for 7-9 minutes or until chicken is tender and no pink remains, giving the dish a half-turn and rearranging the rolls after 4 minutes. Remove toothpicks. Cover to keep warm. For sauce: in a 2 cup glass measure combine green onion and margarine or butter. Cook, uncovered on High for 30-40 seconds or until margarine is melted. Stir in flour and pepper. Stir in milk. Cook uncovered on High for 2-3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring after every minute until sauce starts to thicken, then stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in cheese and cook, uncovered on High about 30 seconds or until heated through, stirring once. Serve sauce over chicken and rice. Conventional oven directions: Prepared stuffed breasts as directed. Place seam side down, in a 19x6x2" baking dish. Bake, uncovered, in a 350ºF.  oven for 25-30 minutes or until tender and no pink remains. Remove toothpicks. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, cook green onion in margarine or butter until tender, but not brown .stir in flour and pepper. Add 2/3 cup milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir for 1 minute more. Stir in cheese until melted. Serve as directed. Serving size 4

MC formatting and posting on Kitmailbox by bobbi744@sojourn.com. Recipe By : Lansing State Journal/bobbi744@sojourn.com Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #232 Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 15:57:21 -0400 From: Robertal Banghart <bobbi744@sojourn.com> NOTES : Per serving; 315 calories, 116 mg. cholesterol, 12 g. fat. 43 g. protein, 427 mg. sodium, 6 g. carbohy