Portions: 4 portions Calories: 834kcal |
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.
Why I ā¤ļø it ⢠Recipe ⢠Ingredients ⢠Video ā¢. Preparation
Chicken breast rolls.
Why I ā¤ļø 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.
Chicken breast rolls recipe
This free recipe contains Amazon affiliate links, and I receive a small commission when you purchase, at no cost to you. Thank you!
Utensils and tools
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 ĀŗF [205 ĀŗC].
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 ĀŗF [74 ĀŗC].
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).
Top tips
- I usually double the recipe and keep half of the rolls frozen for later in the week. It makes a great make-ahead meal.
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.
For another bacon-wrapped delight, try this bacon wrapped burgers.
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
FAQs
How do you roll chicken breast?
Place the flattened chicken breast on a piece of plastic film, place the stuffing on the chicken breast, and, helping yourself with the plastic film, roll the chicken breast like a tube.
How do you flatten chicken breast for stuffing?
Place the flattened chicken breast between two pieces of plastic film, and hit the meat with the flat side of a meat mallet to flatten the meat to a consistent thickness.
Print card
This is just a printer-friendly summary, some useful details are found in the recipe above.
Bacon-wrapped Chicken Breast Rolls
Ingredients
For the chicken rolls
- 1 cup ricotta cheese 210 grams
- ¼ cup of freshly-grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup of chopped fresh spinach 30 grams
- ½ tablespoon of onion powder
- 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
- ½ teaspoons salt or to taste
- 1 large egg
- 4 chicken breasts 544 grams
- 16 slices of bacon 460 grams
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- 1½ cups tomato sauce 355 ml
- 2 tablespoons minced curly parsley divided
- ¼ teaspoons black pepper freshly-cracked, or ground
- ½ teaspoon of salt or to taste
Instructions
Step 1: Make the stuffing mixture
- In a mixing bowl, combineĀ ricotta,Ā parmesan,Ā spinach,Ā onion powder, andĀ Italian seasoning, and mix well. Season withĀ saltĀ to taste. Mix in theĀ 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
- 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 ĀŗF [205 ĀŗC].
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 ĀŗF [74 ĀŗC].
Step 6: Making the sauce
- While the chicken is in the oven, heat theĀ olive oilĀ in a saucepan or skillet over very low heat. Stir in theĀ garlic, and cook covered for two minutes, or until the garlic releases its aroma. Pour theĀ tomato sauceĀ and half the parsley. Simmer covered for 15 minutes. Season withĀ saltĀ andĀ pepperĀ 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).
Nutrition
By Tia Clara
, published Sep 22, 2018 on
RamonitaBonita
Fricky darn tasty, we all loved it!
kiran
This is something very interesting and amazing. I really love the idea and way you present this to us. Thank you so much for sharing this chicken rolls.