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Italian Chicken Rolls

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Italian, Baked

Tags: baked, italian, main course, recipes using chicken breast, recipes using cream cheese, recipes using low-moisture mozzarella, recipes using ricotta, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AItalian_Chicken_Rolls)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AItalian%20Chicken%20Rolls&oldid=4605270

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in half
  • Salt
  • Freshly-ground black pepper
  • 1 cup Italian Tomato Sauce

Directions

  1. Combine ricotta, cream cheese, and ½ cup mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
  2. Place chicken on a sheet of plastic wrap and cover with another. Pound out to ¼ inch thickness.
  3. Sprinkle one side of chicken liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spread unseasoned side with cheese mixture and roll up.
  4. Place seam-side down in a greased 13x9-inch (or smaller) baking dish. Pour sauce over and bake in a 425°F oven 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  5. Heat broiler. Sprinkle chicken with cheese and place under broiler until cheese is melted. Remove and serve warm.