Chicken Saltimbocca

A good friend told me the secret to delicious food involves the three B's: Butter, Bacon & Booze.

Well, this recipe has it all: fresh herbs, butter, bacon, fresh mozzarella, butter, wine, butter....oh...and butter.

Ingredients:
Chicken breasts
Flour
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil
Bacon (I prefer pre-cooked or you can use prosciutto - but who remembers to get prosciutto at the grocery store?)
Fresh Mozzarella, sliced
Fresh Sage, coarsely chopped
White Wine

Salt & Pepper both sides of the chicken breasts. Dredge each breast in flour.

In a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. When hot, add about a tablespoon of butter. Cook chicken in oil until underside is golden brown. Turn breasts over and continue cooking. Meanwhile, sprinkle chopped sage leaves over each chicken breast. Lay strips of bacon over each chicken breast. Finally, cover bacon with slices of fresh mozzarella. Cover skillet and cook until chicken breasts are cooked through and cheese is melted. Remove the chicken from the skillet to a plate and keep warm.

Pour about a cup of white wine in the hot skillet, scraping up the brown bits from the chicken. Over medium heat, let wine reduce by half. Remove the skillet from the heat and add about 2-3 tablespoons of butter and mix until combined.

Serve chicken over pasta and spoon sauce over EVERYTHING.