Recipe: Tasty Mozzarella Chicken Rolls

Mozzarella Chicken Rolls. Baked Mozzarella Chicken Rolls: easy, delicious, and beautiful with fresh basil and a delicious tomato sauce. This meal has summer dinner written all over it. Easy, delicious, and beautiful with fresh basil and a delicious tomato sauce.

Chicken Roll Ups make for an easy and delicious dinner. This baked mozzarella chicken dish is the perfect thing to serve any night of the week. It's full of flavor, with plenty of cheese! You can cook Mozzarella Chicken Rolls using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mozzarella Chicken Rolls

1. Prepare 2 lb of thinly sliced skinless chicken breasts ( 8 4oz pieces).
2. It's 1 cup of italian style bread crumbs.
3. Prepare 6 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.
4. It's 5 oz of chopped fresh baby spinach.
5. You need 8 slice of chopped bacon.
6. You need 1 clove of minced garlic.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped onion.
8. You need 2/3 cup of ricotta.
9. It's 8 slice of fresh mozzarella slices.
10. It's 1 of jar favorite marinara sauce.
11. It's 1 of fresh chopped basil.

Tired of the same old chicken day in and day out? Looking for a delicious new idea for meal plan? Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are baked with pesto sauce and mozzarella cheese for an easy family-pleasing dinner. Specifically, mozzarella— AND Parmesan and ricotta.

Mozzarella Chicken Rolls instructions

1. If the chicken is not already thinly sliced, prep by pounding the chicken until thin enough for quick cooking..
2. 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..
3. Combine ricotta, parmesan and spinach mixture and set aside..
4. Assemble the chicken: Oil the bottom of a large baking dish and preheat oven to 450°F..
5. 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..
6. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake another 5-10 minutes until crispy browned and cooked through..
7. 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..
8. Note: leave a little space between breasts so each are covered with crumbs and all get good and crispyfied perfectly. :-).
9. 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.

Together with some spinach for extra power, they form incredible rolls of taste you're going to want to make again and again. Rinse the chicken breasts and pat dry. Cut a pocket in the chicken with a sharp knife. Flatten the chicken breasts using a rolling pin, and put them on a plastic foil sheet. Featuring Sour Cream And Onion Mozzarella Sticks, Buffalo Chicken Mozzarella Sticks, Mozzarella Stick Onion Rings, Egg Roll Mozzarella Sticks, Mozzarella Stick Waffles and Spinach Dip.

Subscribe to receive free email updates: