Shared by Chef Marian Gray for Cherry Creek Cellars
~ Stuffs 18 chicken breasts or one turkey breast
~ Serves 10 as a side dish
Ingredients:
3 cups multigrain breadcrumbs (medium chunks)
1 cup dried cranberries that have been soaked in one cup of Cherry Creek Cellars Cranberry Passion for several hours
1 medium sweet onion finely chopped and sautéed until soft
½ cup finely chopped almonds
2 packages of Neufchatel cheese softened
1 tsp thyme
¼ tsp ground black pepper
Drain cranberries, reserving the liquid. Coarsely chop the cranberries. Mix the cranberries well with the Neufchatel cheese, onion, pepper and thyme. Mix in the breadcrumbs. Sprinkle the reserved Cranberry Passion over the bread mix, folding to blend.
Stuff poultry and bake according to directions. Chicken breasts can be wrapped in two sheets of phyllo that have been lightly brushed with olive oil. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes.
Optional: If you wish to cook this separatetly from your meat, add a cup of chicken stock. Bake covered for 45 minutes in a 350-degree oven; 10 minutes uncovered.
