Spinach And Chicken Rolls Recipes

SPINACH CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; layer with spinach and cheese. Roll up and secure with toothpicks. In a shallow microwave-safe bowl, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Place bread crumbs in another bowl. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in crumbs. , Place seam side down in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. , In a small saucepan, melt remaining butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Discard toothpicks from roll-ups; serve with sauce.

EASY SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease an 8x11 baking dish with 1 tbsp of olive oil and set aside. Add egg whites to a large bowl and breadcrumbs to another large bowl and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, spinach and 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.
• Season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper. Lay each cutlet flat and fill with a thin layer of ricotta-spinach stuffing mix. Roll up chicken cutlets, then dip in bowl of egg whites, then bowl of breadcrumbs.
• Add each chicken roll up to the greased baking dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, top with marinara sauce and cheese and bake another 5-10 min until cheese is melted.
• Garnish with basil (optional) and serve with your choice of green (I roasted a bunch of broccoli rabe with 1 tbsp of olive oil, a pinch of salt and two cloves of garlic at 400F for 10 min). Enjoy!

SPINACH PESTO CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Place frozen chopped spinach in microwave-safe bowl with water. Cook in microwave until hot, 6 to 7 minutes; cool until easily handled. Squeeze spinach to extract liquid. Combine spinach, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, parsley, garlic, basil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; puree until smooth.
• Place each chicken breast between 2 pieces of plastic wrap; pound each breast using a meat mallet until flattened. Remove plastic wrap; sprinkle breasts with salt and pepper. Spread spinach mixture on each breast, top with Monterey Jack cheese strips, roll chicken, and secure with toothpicks. Dip each chicken roll in melted butter; coat thoroughly with bread crumbs. Place chicken rolls side by side in an 8-inch microwave-safe baking dish with seam-side down. Cover dish with plastic wrap, leaving 1/2 inch of one side uncovered to vent steam.
• Cook chicken rolls in microwave until juices run clear and chicken is firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CREAM CHEESE SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Flatten the chicken breast to about 1/4-inch thickness.
• In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, spinach, garlic, nutmeg, seasoning salt and pepper (or cayenne pepper) until well combined.
• Mix the dry breadcrumbs with Parmesan cheese in a shallow bowl; set aside.
• Mix together the melted butter with garlic powder; set aside.
• Spoon equal amounts of mixture across the narrow end of each breast.
• Roll up jelly-roll style, and secure with toothpicks.
• Dip the stuffed breast into the egg, then roll into the dry breadcrumb mixture.
• Place into a buttered baking dish, seam-side down.
• Drizzle with butter/garlic mixture.
• Bake for about 30 minutes.

CHICKEN, SPINACH & FETA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a large skillet over Medium heat.
• Add garlic and saute 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
• Add spinach and cook until wilted, about 3-5 minutes, tossing constantly; remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, combine spinach, feta, lemon juice, crushed red pepper, black pepper and oregano; set aside.
• Dredge each chicken breast into beaten egg, then panko breadcrumbs.
• Spread one quarter of the spinach/feta mixture over chicken, then carefully roll up and secure with 2 toothpicks.
• Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
• Heat remaining 2 tsp olive oil in a large skillet.
• Add rolled chicken breasts to skillet and cook about 5-7 minutes or until browned on all sides.
• Remove from heat and place in a square baking dish, sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until minimum internal temperature reaches 165.
• Top with tomatoes and serve. Warm the tomatoes first, if desired.