Chicken Breasts In Maple Syrup

Chicken Breasts In Maple Syrup

4  boneless chicken breasts
  all-purpose flour
  salt and pepper
4 large mushrooms; finely chopped
1/2 cup cooked ham; finely diced
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
3 tablespoons butter
1  onion; thinly sliced
 pinch savory
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup water

Roll each breast in flour seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. In
skillet, saute mushrooms, ham and chives in 1 tablespoon butter. Slit thick
portion of each chicken breast to form pocket; insert spoonful of ham
mixture. Secure with skewers.
Add remaining butter to skillet; brown chicken breasts over medium heat.
Arrange in shallow casserole. Saute onion in remaining drippings; add
savory. Spoon over chicken. Pour 1 tablespoon maple syrup over each chicken
breast.
Add water to skillet and stir up browned bits from bottom of pan; pour into
casserole. Bake, uncovered, in 350:F oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove
skewers before serving.

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2
Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

Contributor:  Canadian Living
Yield: 4 servings

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