Okay I probably should have taken the toothpicks out before I took the photo but oh well. In my ingredients you will notice that I used organic jarred pasta sauce. Sadly, I do not cook my own sauce so the Nature's Promise Traditional Pasta Sauce is my go to sauce for now. Some day I would love to cook my own sauce, but for now this will do. Of course if you make your own then absolutely use that instead!
Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin
3 TBSP ricotta cheese
1 TBSP pecorino romano cheese (or paremesan)
A couple of handfuls of mozzarella cheese (one for inside and one for on top)
1/2 TSP to 1 TSP fresh crushed garlic (depending on how much garlic you like)
Tomato sauce
Salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the three cheeses (ricotta, pecorino romano & mozzarella) together so the mixture is nice and even. Then add in the garlic and mix again. Set aside.
Spoon the cheese and garlic mixture onto each piece of chicken and spread evenly till just short of the edge of the chicken. Sprinkle on some additional mozzarella and some salt and pepper to taste. I really wanted to add some cooked spinach as well but since my husband hates anything green, I decided to cook it on the side instead. If you like spinach I suggest adding it in because I bet it would be fabulous!
Gently roll the chicken as tightly as possible without letting the cheese ooze out the sides. Secure in place with toothpicks or cooking string. I soaked my toothpicks in water while I prepped everything to prevent them from burning in the oven. I also suggest not using colored toothpicks as the dye will bleed into your chicken. (Oops, they were all I had!)
Place a thin layer of sauce at the bottom of a baking dish. Then place your chicken in the dish and top with a little more sauce.
Cover with foil and bake in oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for another 40 minutes. When there is about 10 minutes left, sprinkle a generous amount of mozzarella on top and finish cooking.
Some of the filling will melt out as it is cooking so make sure you scoop that into the plate when you are serving, thats good stuff that you don't want to waste! I served my chicken rollatini with sauteed spinach and pasta a olio.
I have never cooked with ricotta cheese, but this looks delicious. I may have to pick up a small tub to try this out. I think my hubby would definitely like it. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great and easy to do. My family will love this!
ReplyDeleteOMG, that looks soooo good!
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Tracey
that looks very tasty and soooo easy!
ReplyDeleteIt really is super easy! And yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious (and easy!!). I am going to try it...thanks for sharig the recipe!
ReplyDeleteMMM...coming from a HUGE pasta fan. Love how easy this is:)
ReplyDeleteWOW that looks quite yummy!
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