This elegant Amish-Style Chicken is stuffed with a tasty pistachio nut filling, baked, then topped with a ladle of delicate Cider Cream Sauce.

This elegant Amish-Style Chicken is stuffed with a tasty pistachio nut filling, baked, then topped with a ladle of delicate Cider Cream Sauce. Serve with warm apple cider and Carrot-Zucchini Cake for dessert.

Your Menu: Serves 4

Amish-Style Stuffed Chicken

• Boiled new potatoes
• Steamed Green Beans

Carrot-Zucchini Cake

• Warm apple cider

Test Kitchen Tips:

Almonds can be substituted for pistachios in the chicken recipe.

To steam whole green beans, wash the beans. Remove ends and strings. Place a steamer basket in a saucepan or skillet. Add water to just below the bottom of the steamer basket. Bring to boiling. Add beans to basket. Cover the skillet or pan; steam for 18 to 22 minutes or until desired tenderness. (Or, purchase frozen whole green beans and cook according to package directions.)

Store leftover cake in a covered container in the refrigerator for 3 days or place in freezer containers and freeze up to 3 months.

Shopping List for Chicken:

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 1 package shelled pistachio nuts
• 1 8-ounce carton whipping cream
• 1 pound butter
• 1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 32-ounce bottle apple cider or apple juice
• 1 bottle dry vermouth
• 1 pound fresh whole green beans (or 1, 16-ounce package frozen)

Shopping List for Cake:

• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 5-ounce can evaporated milk
• 1 lemon
• 1 pound package carrots
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 bag chopped pecans
• 2 3-ounce packages cream cheese
• 1 quart milk
• 1 2-pound package powdered sugar

Pantry Items:

For Chicken:

• salt
• ground black pepper
• paprika
• shortening or nonstick cooking spray

For Cake:

• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• ground cinnamon
• baking soda
• salt
• ground nutmeg
• granulated sugar
• vanilla
• shortening

Equipment Needed:

For Chicken:

• measuring cups and spoons
• shallow baking dish
• food processor (or cutting board, knife and medium bowl)
• rubber spatula
• plastic wrap
• meat mallet
• wooden toothpicks
• pastry brush
• instant-read thermometer
• medium saucepan
• large saucepan or skillet with lid
• steamer basket

For Cake:

• measuring cups and spoons
  juicer
• fine shredder
• cutting board and knife
• 13x9x2-inch baking pan (or 2 9x1 1/2-inch round cake pans)
• medium bowl
• wooden spoon
• electric mixer
• rubber spatula
• small bowl
• wooden toothpick
• wire cooling rack or racks
• large mixing bowl
• thin metal spatula

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