Table for Two: French Recipes for Romantic Dining
by Marianne Paquin

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS
AND WILD RICE
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Serves 2

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
2 sprigs parsley
1 shallot
2 tablespoons wild rice
2 chicken breasts
¼ lb. (100g) chanterelle mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter
Salt, pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil

Wash, drain, and chop the parsley. Peel and chop the shallot. Cook the wild rice according to the directions on the packet and drain. Using a sharp knife, cut pockets in the chicken breasts and set aside. Wipe the mushrooms and gently sauté with the shallots in the butter in a frying pan for 3 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice, add the chopped parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Fill the pockets you have made in the chicken breasts with this mixture, and secure them with a toothpick. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, and cook the chicken breasts, covered, for about 7 minutes on each side. Serve with a green salad.

If fresh chanterelle mushrooms are unavailable, you can replace them with dried mushrooms or canned gourmet "forest" mushrooms.