Pesto Chicken Roll-ups
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 4
- 4 cups basil leaves
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Roughly ½ cup basil leaves, washed and patted dry
- Roughly ½ cup spinach leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup Romano or pecorino cheese, grated
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
- Chicken tenders or chicken breasts cut in half lengthwise
- Pesto or pistou
- Artichoke hearts, chopped
- Roasted red peppers in strips
- Feta cheese crumbles
- ½ cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Dash of black pepper
- Dash of cayenne pepper, optional
- ¼ tsp thyme
- 1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
- Mix all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- Store the sauce in a sealed container in the refrigerator or freezer.
- In a blender, blend the cheese and the pine nuts for a few seconds.
- Drizzle in the olive oil and blend the mixture until it is smooth.
- Add the garlic and then the basil and the spinach, a little at a time, blending until smooth.
- Use the pesto sauce immediately or refrigerate it or freeze it in a sealed container.
- Pound the chicken breasts until they are very thin.
- Spread pistou/pesto down the center of the breast and then top with roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts and feta cheese.
- Roll up the chicken breast as tightly as possible and fasten the roll together with a toothpick.
- Beat an egg with 1 Tbsp milk in a shallow bowl.
- In another shallow bowl, mix the breadcrumbs with the garlic powder, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme and Parmesan cheese.
- Dip each rolled chicken breast into the egg and then dredge it in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Place the chicken breasts on a baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray.
- Bake them at 375 degrees for roughly 10 minutes on each side, until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/pesto-chicken-roll-ups/
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