Italian Cheese Chicken Roll-Ups

Submitted by Redsie

"Delicious! I used a Kraft recipe which I changed a bit and it came out great!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup shredded light mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 ounces light cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped red pepper
• 1⁄4 cup chopped oregano leaves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness (1 lb.)
• 1 cup spaghetti sauce or 1 cup tomato sauce

directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 400°F.
2. Mix 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese, the cream cheese, peppers, oregano and garlic salt until well blended.
3. Shape into 4 logs.
4. Place 1 log on one of the short ends of each chicken breast; press into chicken lightly.
5. Roll up each chicken breast tightly, tucking in ends of chicken around filling to completely enclose filling.
6. PLACE, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Spoon spaghetti or tomato sauce evenly over chicken; cover with foil.
7. BAKE 35 minute or until chicken is cooked through (170°F).
8. Remove foil; sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
9. Bake an additional 3 to 5 minute or until cheese is melted.

Reviews

[Boomette]

I cheated a little bit. I was too lazy to flatten the chicken breasts, so I put the mixture of cheese on top of the chicken breasts and cooked in the oven for at least 30 minutes. It was yummy. Thanks Redsie. Made for Gimme 5 tag game

 

[KadesMom]

So good and easy! Pounding the chicken really makes it tender and moist. I added 1/2 fresh basil leaves and 1/2 oregano and it was great. We loved this dish. We used the sauce that was on the bottom for our angel hair noodles. Thanks!

 

[Lucky Clover]

This was so good and so easy! I doubled the cheese mixture and used sundried tomatoes instead of red peppers. I think it would be good with spinach also. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wildflower5656]

My parents run a B&B - I might pass this recipe along to them as it was THAT GOOD! Hubby and I really enjoyed this. The only change I made was using fresh garlic (which I will probably roast first next time)and a little salt instead of garlic salt, as it isn't something I regularly keep in my pantry. I prepped these in the early afternoon, and left to run some errands. When I came home I threw them in the oven and was delighted to find that the flavors of the red pepper, oregano and garlic had really permeated the chicken. Thanks for a quick, easy and really yummy recipe!

 

[Mandy]

I halved this and made as directed except also added some fresh parsley to the cheese mix. The garlic salt was very subtle so I think next time I will use fresh garlic but this was great as is. My chicken fillets were quite thick even though I wacked them really good so mine took close to an hour to cook.