Apple Orchard Chicken Bake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage, crumbled
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup onions, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups herb-seasoned stuffing mix
• 2 cups apples, optionally peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped, divided
• 4 chicken cutlets
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• olive oil cooking spray, to taste