Italian Style Chicken Rolls

Submitted by ThatJodiGirl

"These look like you spent a lot of time, but are quick and easy and taste divine. Serve with a salad or fresh veggies for a simple, yet elegant dinner."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4 slices swiss cheese (thin slices)
• 4 slices prosciutto (thin slices) or 4 slices lean ham (thin slices)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 6 tablespoons Italian breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons olive oil

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Pound each chicken breast to 1/4 inch thickness.
3. Salt & Pepper each piece of chicken to your taste.
4. Layer 1 slice of cheese and 1 slice of prosciutto or lean ham onto each chicken breast.
5. Roll to enclose the filling.
6. Secure with toothpicks or kitchen twine.
7. Mix paprika, bread crumbs, Parmesan & garlic powder, in a shallow dish.
8. Dip chicken rolls into melted butter or margarine or sometimes I use olive oil, whichever you like best.
9. Roll in crumb coating mixture to coat chicken rolls.
10. Place rolls seam sides down in a baking dish.
11. Bake for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and golden brown.

Reviews

[mamadelogan]

I love this recipe from Easy Everyday cooking. I sometimes use provolone in place of the swiss but any other chese would work well in this. Thanks for posting.