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(Note: this recipie was halved from an 8-serving recipe)

INGREDIENTS
2-3/4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup butter
7/8 clove garlic, crushed
1/8 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon chopped pimento
1/4 cup and 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
2/3 cup chopped fresh broccoli florets
1/2 small onion, minced
3 tablespoons and 1-3/4 teaspoons sour cream
1/2 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
3-1/2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 egg, beaten
1/4 cup and 3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
3 tablespoons and 1-3/4 teaspoons chopped pecans
1-1/4 teaspoons vegetable oil
DIRECTIONS
To Make Broccoli/Cream Cheese Filling: In a medium saucepan over low heat, heat the lemon juice, butter or margarine, garlic, basil and pimento until butter or margarine has melted. Add the 1 cup pecans, broccoli and onion and cook until broccoli is tender; then add the sour cream and cream cheese and mix all together until smooth. Let cool, cover and refrigerate to chill for 30 minutes.
Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the broccoli/cream cheese filling in the center of each chicken breast, roll up, tuck in sides and fasten with toothpicks. Put the egg beat in a shallow dish or bowl, and mix the bread crumbs and 1/2 cup pecans together in another shallow dish or bowl. Dip the chicken rolls in the egg, then in the pecan mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute coated chicken rolls in skillet until well browned on both sides, about 2 to 4 minutes each side. Place browned rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and chicken meat is white. Serve with a small portion of leftover broccoli/cream cheese mixture on top of each chicken breast.