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Chicken Breasts with Stilton Cheese and Leeks

Serves 6

From the kitchen of Holly Wendt, Proprietor

INGREDIENTS
  • 6 Chicken breasts, skinned and boned
  • 5 Tbsp. Shallots, minced
  • 4 Tbsp. Butter
  • 2 1/2 cups Whipping cream
  • 1 cup Quivira Sauvignon Blanc
  • 2 oz. Stilton Cheese
  • 4 Medium Leeks
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Pinch cayenne
DIRECTIONS
  • Saute 3 Tbsp. of the shallots in 2 Tbsp butter several minutes.
  • Add chicken and cook gently on both sides without browning.
  • Add white wine, bring to a boil and add the cream.
  • Simmer the chicken for 6 or 7 minutes or until tender.
  • Remove the chicken and keep warm.
  • Add cheese to sauce and stir until melted.
  • Add cayenne.
  • In another pan sauté leeks with the remaining shallots in 2 Tbsp. Butter until just tender.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Divide leeks among six plates. Place a chicken breast on top and then strain the sauce over chicken.
  • Serve with mixed wild and long-grain rice
WINE PAIRING
  • Quivira's Steelhead Red.


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