Lemon Dill Chicken Salad Stuffed Eggs Recipes

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMON-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel lined plate to drain, leaving bacon grease in the skillet. Chop bacon when cool enough to handle. Add shallot to bacon grease in the skillet and cook over medium-low heat until caramelized, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a glass casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place the tip of a sharp knife 1 inch from the top of a chicken breast. Cut a shallow slice lengthwise down the center, stopping 1 inch from the bottom. Cut shallow slices horizontally across the top and bottom of the slice. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
• Combine chopped bacon, caramelized shallot, ricotta cheese, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Stuff each chicken breast with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture and place in the prepared casserole dish.
• Cook in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and whisk to create a roux. Slowly pour in chicken broth, stirring constantly until smooth. Add in cream, lemon juice, white wine, and dill. Cook, stirring continuously, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove chicken from the oven. Pour sauce over chicken breasts, return to the oven, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 more minutes.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and turn on the oven's broiler. Broil chicken until slightly golden, about 3 minutes.

LEMON-DILL CHICKEN SALAD STUFFED EGGS

Steps:

• 1. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Grill, covered with lid, over high heat 6-8 minutes on each side or until done. Let stand 15 minutes; cover and chill at least 30 minutes.
• 2. Slice hard cooked eggs in half lengthwise; carefully removed the yolks, keeping egg white halves in tact. Reserve yolks for another use.
• 3. Stir together mayonnaise, next 4 ingredients and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt in a large bowl.
• 4. Shred chicken finely and mix in to the mayonnaise mixture until blended. Spoon mixture evenly into egg white halves. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Makes 48 appetizers. *(the recipe does not call for this, but I crumble the yokes over the tops of half the eggs)