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                             CHICKEN ROYALE

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Poultry

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4       ea           Breasts, chicken, halves,
                       -- broiler/fryer, boned,
                       -- skinned
  4       oz           Cheese, Boursin,
                       -- quartered OR
  4       oz           Cheese, herb flavored
                       -- quartered
    1/2   c            Walnuts, English, finely
                       -- chopped
  4       lg           Spinach, leaves, steamed
                       -- slightly
    1/2   ts           Salt
    1/2   ts           Pepper
    1/2   c            Wine, white, dry
    1/2   c            Dressing, raspberry,
                       -- vinaigrette,
  2       tb           Margarine

      Pound the chicken pieces down to a 1/4-inch thickness.

      Roll the cheese quarters in walnuts.

      Place one spinach leaf on each breast, top with a cheese quarter.
 Fold the chicken around the spinach and cheese to form a mound.

      Sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken.

      Place the chicken in baking pan.  Cover and bake in a 350 F oven
 for 30 minutes or until the chicken is fork tender.

      In a small saucepan, mix together the wine and raspberry
 vinaigrette dressing.  Cook over medium heat until sauce is reduced by
 one-half then stir in the margarine.  Heat until the margarine melts
 and stir until the sauce is smooth.

      Pour the sauce over the chicken.  Serve with rice.

      * If raspberry vinaigrette dressing is not available, substitute
 1/4 cup of bottled reduced-calorie red wine vinegar and oil dressing
 and 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam.  Omit the margarine.

      Cook:  Dwight Dewsnap, Massachusetts

      Source: "Chicken Cookery"  - 1994 Delmarva Chicken Cooking Contest
      :       Delmarva Poultry Industries, Inc.
      :       Georgetown, Delaware, 19947-9622



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