This easy, show-stopper dinner is healthy to boot. Well I mean besides the cream. But the asparagus totally makes up for that.
Guys, I don’t want to brag or anything, but I’m pretty much single-handedly saving the whales over here. I haven’t had a longer-than-5-minute shower in months. I know the rest of you are getting pounded with snow right now, but we Californians are in drought-land.
Okay…that’s not actually why I’m taking 5-minutes showers. I’m not that good of a person. No, we just have a crappy from-the-past water heater. 5 minutes. That’s it. 5 minutes, and then I’m left with barely warm water. And I like my showers HOT.
I was talking to my friend Lara about this today and she said, “If my skin is not red when I get out, then it wasn’t a hot enough shower.” Yes. Yes.
A sad residual of this fact is that I now only have 1 square foot of shower space that is not filthy. My usual strategy for cleaning the shower is to wipe it down with a magic eraser every day. Because if I have to clean something, doing it with hot water streaming on my skin is how I want it done. (I would clean everything in the shower if I could.)
But who has time for shower-scrubbing when you only have 3 minutes to shampoo AND condition your hair? 2 minutes to shave your legs??
Good thing my mother-in-law is coming to town next week, otherwise my one-square-foot of clean shower would slowly diminish until eventually I’d be showering on tip toe. Nothing beats a mother-in-law when it comes to cleaning motivation. (Love you Kris! :)
I seriously need to get Eric to turn up the temperature on the water heater. He’s going to notice soon that I never shave my legs anymore.
I’m trying to think of a segue from shaved legs to Valentine’s Day, and boy have I got some, but let’s keep this blog G-rated.
If you are braving the crowded restaurants on V-day, more power to you, but I for one will be making dinner at home. A fast one, that doesn’t require any thought, so that I can get back to making good use of my shaved legs. (Don’t worry, I’ll take a shower in the guest bathroom. TMI?)
This Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Asparagus is a good option. Classy, pretty, and suuuper easy.
One last thing: in case you haven’t heard, this Thursday the 13th is officially Galentine’s Day, a day to celebrate us gals and how awesome we are :) Check back for the dessert I will be making, and for links to all the other recipes that some other awesome bloggers will be bringing to the party! #GalentinesDayParty
Try to find these “thin cut” chicken breasts. It will save you some time.
Wrap up those bad boys.
Fry it up on the stove. Don’t crowd your meat, use 2 pans if you have to.
Whisk up some creamy pesto…
Add some asparagus…
And voila!
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast, sliced thin (2-3 breasts)
- salt & black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 tablespoons flour, or more
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- 1/3 cup cream
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken. Use a sharp knife to slice each chicken breast in half horizontally, to create a thin cutlet. Start at the thick edge of the chicken breast. You should end up with pieces of chicken that are the same shape as a chicken breast, just thinner. Pat them dry with a paper towel, then sprinkle with salt and pepper; go easy on the salt, the prosciutto is salty.
- Rub the chicken with the flour. Wrap each piece of chicken with a piece of prosciutto.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil on medium. When it is hot, add the wrapped chicken. Cook for 5-6 minutes, then flip and cook for another 4-5 minutes or so, until browned and it reaches 165 degrees.
- Meanwhile, add about 3 inches of water to a small pot, cover, and put it on to boil. Wash the asparagus and snap off the woody ends. Cut the asparagus into 2 inch pieces. Add to a steamer basket, and when the water in the pot is at a rolling boil, put the basket on top and cover. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Immediately rinse with cold water to stop the cooking and set it aside. (If you don’t have a steamer, you can roast the asparagus, or saute it with some oil).
- In a small bowl whisk together the pesto and cream. When the chicken is fully cooked, pour the mixture over the chicken, and add the asparagus. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn off the heat. Serve with potatoes or crusty bread.
Just started cooking it! Thanks for the inspiration. Just curious, do you use a bamboo steamer basket? I love mine! I could just steam the empty basket it smells so good!
That’s so funny Katrinka, I am literally just starting to make this again myself. My mother-in-law is in town and wanted to try it :) I don’t have a bamboo steamer basket. Why don’t I have a bamboo steamer basket???
Don’t feel bad–I wouldn’t have a steamer basket if I had not inherited it. I was not even sure what it was when I took it home because I had never seen one and then wondered how I had not had one before. The cool thing is that you can layer different things in it also, because it has three tiers.
And it has already been eaten! That is how awesome quick and tasty that dish is! Despite me creating enough smoke (just from burning the oil when I stepped away for what I thought was a few seconds) that my alarm should have gone off, this dish is really, really easy–gotta love that! So now I know my smoke alarm needs new batteries and I have a new recipe to go into the favorites–win, win! Thanks! And while it is perfectly good without it also, I am a sun-dried tomato fan, so I added a little and liked it that way also.
I’m so glad you guys liked it! Loving the sun dried tomato idea. Also, my smoke alarm goes off every couple days. Not kidding. Half the time it’s sitting on the kitchen counter, which is where I throw it after it starts beeping. Probably not very safe, oops!
And can I tell you that I love it when someone tells me what to pair a dish with!
This looks and sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it. I was wondering if you have a recipe for the basil pesto or if you buy it premade? I have never made my own pesto, mostly because there are so many recipes out there that I never know which to use!
BTW my house never looks cleaner than it does in the hour before my mother in law arrives! :)
Hey Marie, thanks for commenting! I have only tried to make basil pesto once, it was years ago before I really knew what the heck I was doing in the kitchen, and it was HORRIBLE. haha! Here’s the Pioneer Woman’s recipe, and if you can’t trust her then you can’t trust anyone!! :)
This looks so delicious. I want to eat this, like right now, please.
Thanks Sarah! I want to eat Nutella Ice Cream in Brioche. Like right now, please. Heading over!!
Okay, this is amazing, and sounds so delicious, and I have all sorts of thoughts about clean showers and mothers in laws and Galentine’s Day, but I have to skip all that and say that the “click on my nose to learn more about me” line has me laughing out loud, and I just thought you should know. :) Now back to your regularly scheduled chicken and asparagus!
Bahaha! I wasn’t even trying to be funny, it was a work-around because I’m such a tech-idiot that I couldn’t figure out how to add a link that said “read more.” I could only get the image to link. Oooops!
This dish looks amazing…. I just ate dinner but I would totally re eat if I got the chance to have this dish right now. Yum! Laughing about the shower….
Hahaha! I so have that feeling sometimes. Uh, can I just undo the food I ate? This stuff looks way more worth it. Hahaha love that.
Prosciutto-wrapped chicken- I’m in food heaven! Sounds absolutely delicious- a brilliant Valentine’s Day meal too! :)
Thanks Jessica! Isn’t prosciutto just the best? It was on sale at Costco a while back and has just been sitting in my freezer. Clearly it was holding out for this gem of a recipe. :) Heading over to look at your heart cake! Fun!
Mmmmm! Prosciutto wrapped anything = good in my book. I always thought prosciutto was more Italian cuisine. My husband has spent some time in Poland – I’ll have to ask if he ever had anything like this. Karen, you rock by the way!
Aw thanks Christina! Did Ben serve his mission there? Wait your husband’s name is Ben right? #friendfail let me know if he tried this. I honestly have no idea if it is Polish. I googled the name of the recipe (in Polish) and came up with a bunch of images from blogs that were in Polish.
P.S. “Nothing beats a mother-in-law when it comes to cleaning motivation.” Someone needs to turn that into an 8×10 inch printable and I will frame it! (My mother-in-law cleans her house EVERY DAY. I don’t think I’ve seen a speck of dirt or dust anywhere in her house ever.)
Oh, I SO get not being able to see your legs when you’re almost done being pregnant. It’s the worst. I’m about to come whip your husband’s butt for letting you scrub a shower in your delicate state. (Normally when people try to do stuff for me when I’m pregnant I’m like I’LL DO IT THANKS JERK but cleaning the shower? H no.) Maybe you should just get your Mother in law to come visit, then she can clean for you :) :)
Haha, oh Karen, I seriously laughed through this whole post. Well, minus the food part, because your food is no laughing matter. :) I can’t even SEE my legs to shave them now, it’s pretty depressing/funny. I cleaned my shower today and got bleach on yet another pair of maternity pants, go me! :-p
Karen, this dish is beautiful and fancy and simple. Perfection. Also you inspired me to attack my whole house with a magic eraser. Thank you. :o)
Thank you Julie! And props to your for being inspired to clean. I’m still in my pajamas. Don’t hate me.
This looks great! Perfect for V day. Think I’ll add some mushrooms and scallions :)
Thanks Sha Lene! I love the mushrooms and scallions idea, that sounds delicious!
KAREN! I love everything you write *so* much. I have to restrain myself from writing, like, a novel’s worth of a comment for you. Truth. I’ll keep it short.
-I hate showering, so this drought is working out great for me.
-You clean your shower everyday? I must be doing life wrong. I clean mine like once a month…maybe. Sounds like I need to get one of these magic eraser things. My shower could use a good scrubbing.
-This dinner is totally something I would make. Love it!
Haha! Natalie, no need to restrain yourself. I will just tell people I know that you’re my stalker commenter. JUST KIDDING! :) :)
You hate showering???? Like, you hate getting OUT of the shower, right???
And I may have been exaggerating when I say I wipe my shower down every day. It’s every few days. I hate cleaning showers, so it’s easier for me to clean it before it gets dirty, if that makes sense. Plus it’s another reason to stay in the shower longer.
Let me know if you try this one out! I know there are so many recipes out there, but this one’s a keeper over here. So easy. I was eyeballing your saffron chicken and rice recipe yesterday, I need to try that next…yum.
Three of my favorite ingredients! Looks marvelous! I’m with you on the shower. Ours broke about a month ago, like we just weren’t getting any hot water and so I cranked the nozzle that turns the shower on and I broke it! Aah! But then somehow, everything magically fixed itself. The water is hot again and the nozzle/knob thing works the way it’s supposed to. But do not even get me started on our kitchen sink head. The water just trickles out and of course its an all white sink and they don’t make our sink head anymore, so we’re trying to get in touch with our landlords (which we hate to do because we don’t want our rent jacked up) and see what they want us to do. Blah!
What! That’s so weird! Well I’m glad your shower works again in any case. If it breaks again you can come over here and have bad hygiene with me. :) And I SO GET never wanting to call your landlord, haha. Story of my life.
Okay, I’ve thought about what I want to eat. THIS! Please make it! We will love it! I absolutely love asparagus, cream, pesto, and prosciutto (another product I can’t get here).
I’m making my lists and checking them twice Karen!
Also, I would so eat that salmon again, the one we made when I was there in September. We should make that again!
Your wish is my command Kris!
I love everything about this dinner!!! Well done :)
Aw, thanks Lori! High praise coming from you :)