Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh bread crumbs from about 6 slices white bread
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried sage
  • teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 12 ounces baked ham, rind removed, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 shallots, peeled and quartered
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

      305 calories; 7 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 25 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 31 grams protein; 89 milligrams cholesterol; 749 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

8 one-inch slices

Preparation

  1. Place bread crumbs, chicken broth, parsley, sage, cayenne and black pepper in a medium-size bowl and mix well. Reserve.
  2. Place chicken, ham and shallots in bowl of food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add reserved bread-crumb mixture and puree.
  3. Scrape mixture into a glass or ceramic loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches, that either has a nonstick surface or has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray. Smooth out surface with spatula. Cover pan tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700- watt oven for 5 minutes. Prick plastic to release steam.
  4. Remove from oven and uncover. Cover lightly with kitchen towel and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Invert onto serving plate.

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