Chicken Scallopine with Sage and Fontina Cheese

I also made stuffed artichokes, but they didn't turn out so well, so I will not add that recipe.  When Jud watches a cooking show with me, he always says, "I just wish once the chef would say, this is not so good.  We loved the chicken. I was cooking this when we got the call that Stacy was in labor with Nicholas. I had made extra to take to her, so the timing could not have been better. Hope you enjoy. I would probably serve this with some pasta, but I already had some cabbage, so I didn't add the pasta.




Printable Recipe:
https://sites.google.com/site/whatscookingattheedwards/chicken-scallopine

Ingredients:
6 chicken cutlets, pound thin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 sage leaves
3 ounces grated fontina cheese
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, halved
1/2 cup white wine
1 (28 oz) can whole San Marzano tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Toothpicks for securing the chicken breast
Directions:
Place the chicken cutlets on a clean work surface, narrow end facing you. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place one sage leave crosswise on each of the pieces of chicken. Sprinkle each of the pieces of chicken with 1/2 oz. (about 2 T.) of fontina cheese. Roll up the chicken and seal with one or two toothpicks.
Warm the olive oil and halved garlic clove in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken.Brown the chicken on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and remove and discard the garlic. Add the wine and simmer for 2 minutes while scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
Meanwhile, combine the tomatoes and red pepper flakes in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the tomato mixture to the reduced wine in the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes to let the flavors marry.
Return the chicken to the pan. Simmer the chicken in the tomato sauce for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken over and simmer until cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the pan. Season the tomato sauce with salt and pepper. Spoon the tomato sauce onto serving plates or a serving platter. Remove the toothpicks and slice the chicken into 1" rounds. Place the chicken over the sauce and serve immediately. You can tell by my picture, that I did not slice the chicken into rounds. Jud and I took two of the whole chicken breasts and I packed-up the rest to take to the Martyaks.