Chicken Breasts with Prosciutto and Mozzarella

Recipe courtesy of MrsDonnelly2007

4 chicken breast halves

salt and ground black pepper

2 tbsp sweet butter

2 tbsp olive oil

7oz Italian mozzarella cheese

4 fresh sage leaves

3 1/2 - 4 oz prosciutto di Parma, preferable thickly sliced

2/3 cup dry white wine

Heat oven to 350 degrees. 

cover the chicken breast halves with plastic wrap and lightly flatten them with a meat tenderizer (or your fist)

Uncover, and season all over w/salt and pepper.

Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet.

When foam subsides, slide in the chicken, and sauté until brown.

Turn over and sauté for a further 5-6 minutes.  Transfer them to an ovenproof dish.

Slice the mozzarella and lace a quarter of it over each chicken breast.

Put 1 sage leaf on top of the mozzarella and cover with a slice of prosciutto

Pour the wine into the skillet and boil rapidly to reduce by half.

Pour reduced wine over the chicken.

Cover the dish with foil and bake for about 10 minutes or until the mozzarella begins to ooze out.