Chicken Pesto Roll Ups Food

CHICKEN PESTO ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Spread 1/4 cup pesto over chicken breasts., Coarsely chop half the sliced mushrooms; scatter remaining sliced mushrooms in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Top each chicken breast with a fourth of the chopped mushrooms and a halved cheese slice. Roll up chicken from a short side; secure with toothpicks. Place seam side down on top of the sliced mushrooms., Bake, covered, until chicken is no longer pink, 25-30 minutes. Preheat broiler; top chicken with remaining pesto and remaining cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and browned, 3-5 minutes longer. Discard toothpicks.

CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Place a slice of ham and cheese on each piece of chicken.
• Roll up from a short side and tuck in ends; secure with a toothpick.
• In a shallow bowl, mix crumbs, grated cheese and parsley.
• Pour milk into another bowl.
• Dip chicken rolls in milk, then roll in crumb mixture.
• Wrap and freeze roll-ups for up to 2 months.
• To use frozen chicken--completely thaw in the refrigerator.
• Unwrap roll-ups and place on a greased baking sheet.
• Spritz with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake uncovered, at 425 degrees for 30 minutes or until juices run clear.

PESTO CHEESY CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pesto sauce onto each flattened chicken breast. Place one slice of cheese over the pesto. Roll up tightly, and secure with toothpicks. Place in a lightly greased baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until chicken is nicely browned and juices run clear.

CHICKEN PESTO WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until no longer pink; drain. , Spread pesto over each tortilla; spoon chicken down the center. Layer with cheese, tomatoes, onion and lettuce; roll up.

PESTO CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F.
• Grease a standard 9 by 13 glass backing pan (or whatever you find as equivalent).
• Pound chicken breasts to about 1/4 inch thick. Pounding between sheets of plastic wrap keeps the bits off your walls :-).
• Divide filling ingredients into quarters.
• Spread one quarter of the pesto on inside, rougher surface of a chicken breast.
• Evenly sprinkle one quarter of the olives and cheese onto the pesto covered chicken breast.
• Roll up the chicken breast and then roll in the corn meal to coat.
• Place roll-up in the greased glass baking pan, seam down.
• Do the same to the other 3 breasts.
• Optionally spray tops with non-stick spray to attain browner crusts.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until center of each breast is done.
• Can serve as is immediately, or with a cheese sauce.

CHICKEN & PESTO ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Put the butter, flour and milk in a pan and whisk over a medium heat until the mixture boils and thickens. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the Parmesan and half the gruyère and season with salt and ground black pepper.
• Pour one third of the sauce into a bowl and stir in the pesto. Lay out the pancakes and spoon a dollop of sauce in the centre of each one. Top with the chicken and artichokes then fold in the sides of the pancakes and roll them up.
• Arrange the pancakes in a single layer in a buttered large shallow baking dish (about 25 x 30cm) and pour over the remaining sauce. Scatter with the rest of the gruyère. (If making ahead, cool, cover and chill for up to a day, or freeze for up to a month.)
• Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes until the sauce is bubbling and golden. Serve with a green salad.

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).