Ingredients:

1.5 cups olive oil (for frying)
6 oz thick cut bacon, or pancetta, or lardons
4 cloves crushed garlic
1T fresh sage or 1t dried
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4oz grated or shredded provolone -- older the better
1 cup (225 grams) flour
4 egg whites
4 cups toasted breadcrumbs, plain or Italian as you prefer

Directions:

Cut bacon into small diced pieces, and brown over medium heat, remove excess grease, add garlic and cook till wilted -- about 1 minute. Transfer to bowl and add sage and cheese.

Cut open a deep pocket in each breast, I find it is easiest to go in from the thick rounded end. Stuff each breast with between 2-4 T of cheese mix, depending on their size. Put flat in freezer while you prep coating.

Put flour into a soup plate and add salt and pepper to taste. Put bread crumbs into second soup plate, egg whites into a third. Lightly beat the egg whites with a whisk.

Get chicken out of freezer, dredge in flour, dip in egg whites, and dredge in breadcrumbs to make a nice thick coating. Set coated chicken breasts on wire racks for about 10-15 minutes to settle the coating, as you would for fried chicken.

Fry chicken in batches in the olive oil, about 5 minutes over high heat on one side, turn over reduce heat, and cook about 7-10 minutes more depending on size, till done.


Tip: make extra - they're great warmed up on rolls for sandwiches too!

OMG YUMMY I have the feeling that's what's for dinner tomorrow

Sounds wonderful Bill. Thanks.

Bill, sounds delish will have to make it one of these days. What do you accompany the chicken with? Vegetables?

Glad folks liked the recipe.

Elvira - We like rice (risotto if you have time), ratatouille or another zucchini and tomato type dish with this. Also good with a big ceasar salad.

This is probably the wrong section but I went to Bobbyjans last night for the first time. The ribs were great. I will be there many more times.

What! no oregano?

Does it taste like snake?

Hmmmmm. 'Tis more like French Fried Chicken huh? 'Specially if you serve with Frites.

YO! MJ! Can you change the title? It won't let me! :D

btw Mod Jerry, I've had fried rattle snake - it tastes just like Fritos and is a b*tch to catch! LOL!

Trevor.....Dining

Change it to what Bill?

Fried Snake 'o course!

LOL

OMG!!! HS!!! Thank You! Now that's funny - "I don't care who you are" Fun, fun, fun!!!

Done.

This is great fuN! OMG! Who knew food had this much upbeat vibes going for it!

Look. it's simple, want to cook Italian?

Add garlic, tomatoes and oregano.

... yep, don't forget the sausage!!! oops, smoked meats!!!

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Bill, you are such a food slut!

'tis true, omg, now evrybody knows.

OMG you use OLIVE OIL to fry your chicken??? I will pretend I didn't just read that ! lol ! CRISCO BABY, ALL THE WAY. The lard kind, not the liquid. MMMMMM. We like our food fattening down here in these parts. lol !!