This was stuffed chicken breasts with prosciutto, basil and gruyere cheese.
It was my made-up dish by using up some leftover ingredients in the refrigerator. I could say it was very similar to cordon blue chicken, which I have never made before.
Until here, there was no problem. The pan-frying was a problem. Both sides were burned so quickly. The cast iron pan generated so much smoke. The chicken wasn't done yet. I was panicked in the thick smoky kitchen. I removed the chickens from the pan, moved them into our small oven toaster, covering them loosely with an aluminum foil and baked them until the chicken's internal temperature reached 165F degree. It took pretty long time.
Although the result wasn't too bad after all, it wasn't my favorite. Anyway it was a chicken, which I am not a big fan of. I made Pearl barley risotto with asparagus for a side. That was also my made-up with leftover ingredients. It was ok, but somehow pearl barley developed a sort of slimy texture. Later I saw some websites say if you didn't wash pearl barley well, it gets slimy. I washed my barley but maybe it wasn't enough. Oh well, at least I successfully created a full dinner without going to grocery store, didn't I?
