Baked Bacon-Wrapped Spinach Stuffed Chicken Rolls Recipe

Surprise your family with these bacon-wrapped spinach-stuffed chicken breast rolls: the dinner if you want clean plates afterward. If you are looking for a tasty and easy dinner recipe, then these chicken rolls will definitely satisfy you.

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Chicken breast rolls.

Why I ❤️ it

I am not a big fan of chicken breasts. Yeah, there, it's now in the open. Chicken breasts are the sliced white bread of the meat world. Give me thighs and wings any day! But because nearly everything has a redeeming quality: chicken breasts are incredibly versatile and, with the right ingredients, lend themselves to very creative dishes. 

This is why I have so many recipes with chicken breast, despite my above-mentioned probably-scandalous opinion. And they are all good enough to be in my favorite chicken recipes.

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Utensils and tools

• Meat mallet
• Plastic film
• Cutting board
• Large bowl
• Roast tray with a wire rack
• Oven

Ingredients

For the chicken rolls

• 1 cup (210 grams) ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup of freshly-grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup (30 grams) of chopped fresh spinach
• ½ tablespoon of onion powder
• 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
• ½ teaspoons salt, or to taste
• 1 large egg
• 4 (544 grams) chicken breasts
• 16 slices (460 grams) of bacon

For the sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil,
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1½ cups (355 ml) tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced curly parsley, divided
• ¼ teaspoons black pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
• ½ teaspoon of salt, or to taste

Video

Preparation

Before starting, please make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils ready.

Step 1: Make the stuffing mixture

In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta, parmesan, spinach, onion powder, and Italian seasoning, and mix well. Season with salt to taste. Mix in the egg. Set aside.

Step 2: Flatten the chicken breasts

Butterfly each chicken breast. Place each chicken breast between two pieces of plastic wrap.

Using a meat mallet or meat pounder, pound the chicken breasts until they are very thin and have about doubled in area.

Step 3: Stuff the chicken

Make the chicken rolls by scooping a quarter of the stuffing onto each chicken breast. Roll tightly, making sure to seal the ends. You can also pin them with toothpicks to prevent them from coming apart.

Cover the rolls with plastic film and freeze them (they must be frozen hard for the next step). If you wish, you can freeze for several days and complete the following steps at a later date.

Step 4: Wrap the chicken roll ups with bacon

Wrap the rolls tightly with bacon slices. Do not let the chicken rolls thaw before cooking. Place the baking roll on a baking tray with a wire rack. Tuck the bacon ends under the rolls.

While you make the roll-ups, preheat the oven to 400 ºF [205 ºC].  

Step 5: Cooking the chicken rolls

Cook for 20 minutes, or until the bacon has turned crispy and golden brown at the top. Remove the pan from the oven and rotate.

Return to the oven and cook for 20 more minutes, or until the top side of the bacon is also crispy, and the internal temperature read with an instant-read thermometer reaches 165 degrees ºF [74 ºC].

Step 6: Making the sauce

While the chicken is in the oven, heat the olive oil in a saucepan or skillet over very low heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook covered for two minutes, or until the garlic releases its aroma. Pour the tomato sauce and half the parsley. Simmer covered for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Remove from the heat and mix in the remaining parsley (you can save some for garnishing when served).

Step 7: Serving

Ladle the sauce onto a large shallow dish. Place the chicken roll-ups on the sauce and serve (remember to remove the toothpicks if you used any).

Serving suggestions

This is a recipe that we love at home, and it has the advantage that you can prepare extra and freeze it to take it to the oven after freezing.

We serve it with a salad, with broasted potatoes, and this way, we take advantage of the oven while it is already hot. We also loved it with steamed veggies.

Variations

You can use other cheeses or combinations. A half-and-half mixture of cream cheese and mozzarella cheese goes great with it. Instead of mozzarella, you can also use swiss cheese or even cheddar cheese.

Nutritional information

Calories: 834kcal - Carbohydrates: 10g - Protein: 52gFat: 64g - Saturated Fat: 21g - Cholesterol: 230mg - Sodium: 2049mg - Potassium: 1166mg - Fiber: 1g - Sugar: 4g - Vitamin A: 1625IU - Vitamin C: 13.3mg - Calcium: 155mg - Iron: 2.6mg

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