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Pecan Chicken Breasts Stuffed With Cream Cheese And Broccoli

Ingredients
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon chopped pimento
1 cup chopped pecans
1 ½ cups chopped fresh broccoli florets
1 small onion, minced
½ cup sour cream
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten
1 cup dry bread crumbs
½ cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions:
To Make Broccoli/Cream Cheese Filling:

In a medium saucepan over low heat, heat the lemon juice, butter or margarine, garlic, basil and pimento until butter or margarine has melted.
Add the 1 cup pecans, broccoli and onion and cook until broccoli is tender; then add the sour cream and cream cheese and mix all together until smooth.
Let cool, cover and refrigerate to chill for 30 minutes.

Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the broccoli/cream cheese filling in the center of each chicken breast, roll up, tuck in sides and fasten with toothpicks.
Put the egg beat in a shallow dish or bowl and mix the bread crumbs and ½ cup pecans together in another shallow dish or bowl. Dip the chicken rolls in the egg, then in the pecan mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute coated chicken rolls in skillet until well browned on both sides, about 2 to 4 minutes each side. Place browned rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and chicken meat is white.

Source:allrecipes.com