Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mozzarella chicken rolls. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mozzarella Chicken Rolls is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Mozzarella Chicken Rolls is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mozzarella chicken rolls using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mozzarella Chicken Rolls:
- Take 2 lb thinly sliced skinless chicken breasts ( 8 4oz pieces)
- Get 1 cup italian style bread crumbs
- Make ready 6 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- Make ready 5 oz chopped fresh baby spinach
- Make ready 8 slice chopped bacon
- Take 1 clove minced garlic
- Get 1/2 cup chopped onion
- Take 2/3 cup ricotta
- Get 8 slice fresh mozzarella slices
- Take 1 jar favorite marinara sauce
- Get 1 fresh chopped basil
Steps to make Mozzarella Chicken Rolls:
- If the chicken is not already thinly sliced, prep by pounding the chicken until thin enough for quick cooking.
- Prep the filling: Chop the bacon and fry until almost crisp, add the chopped onion and saute until soft. Drain the grease and add the garlic and chopped spinach, saute for just a couple of minutes to wilt spinach.
- Combine ricotta, parmesan and spinach mixture and set aside.
- Assemble the chicken: Oil the bottom of a large baking dish and preheat oven to 450°F.
- Place 2 tbsp spinach mixture in center of chicken breast, roll up and place seam down in baking dish. Repeat for remaining pieces. Sprinkle each piece with bread crumbs.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake another 5-10 minutes until crispy browned and cooked through.
- Spoon 1-2 tbsp of marinara on each breast and cover with slice of mozzarella and sprinkle with fresly chopped basil. Return to a hot oven just until marinara heated and cheese is melted.
- Note: leave a little space between breasts so each are covered with crumbs and all get good and crispyfied perfectly. :-)
- Pairs wonderfully with my Roasted Bacon Onion Veggies and Brussels Sprouts and either of my Risotto recipes. - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/361178-parmesan-risotto - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/347369-roasted-bacon-onion-veggies-brussel-sprouts - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/435083-creamy-mushroom-risotto
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