Pesto Chicken Rolls Recipes

SPINACH PESTO CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Place frozen chopped spinach in microwave-safe bowl with water. Cook in microwave until hot, 6 to 7 minutes; cool until easily handled. Squeeze spinach to extract liquid. Combine spinach, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, parsley, garlic, basil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; puree until smooth.
• Place each chicken breast between 2 pieces of plastic wrap; pound each breast using a meat mallet until flattened. Remove plastic wrap; sprinkle breasts with salt and pepper. Spread spinach mixture on each breast, top with Monterey Jack cheese strips, roll chicken, and secure with toothpicks. Dip each chicken roll in melted butter; coat thoroughly with bread crumbs. Place chicken rolls side by side in an 8-inch microwave-safe baking dish with seam-side down. Cover dish with plastic wrap, leaving 1/2 inch of one side uncovered to vent steam.
• Cook chicken rolls in microwave until juices run clear and chicken is firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

PESTO CHEESY CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pesto sauce onto each flattened chicken breast. Place one slice of cheese over the pesto. Roll up tightly, and secure with toothpicks. Place in a lightly greased baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until chicken is nicely browned and juices run clear.

CHICKEN PESTO ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Spread 1/4 cup pesto over chicken breasts., Coarsely chop half the sliced mushrooms; scatter remaining sliced mushrooms in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Top each chicken breast with a fourth of the chopped mushrooms and a halved cheese slice. Roll up chicken from a short side; secure with toothpicks. Place seam side down on top of the sliced mushrooms., Bake, covered, until chicken is no longer pink, 25-30 minutes. Preheat broiler; top chicken with remaining pesto and remaining cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and browned, 3-5 minutes longer. Discard toothpicks.

PESTO STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• To make pesto: Process basil, pine nuts, garlic and a few tablespoons of olive oil in the container of a food processor fitted with a knife blade.
• With processor running, pour salt, pepper and remaining oil through the food chute until a thin paste forms.
• Add parmesan cheese, if using, pulsing until blended.
• To make chicken rolls: Combine margarine/butter, pesto and bell pepper, stirring until smooth.
• Sprinkle each flattened chicken breast with salt and pepper. Spread 2 tablespoons of pesto mixture across each breast, roll up lengthwise and secure with a toothpick.
• Combine cornflake crumbs and paprika in a shallow bowl.
• Dredge chicken rolls in the crumb mixture and place in a baking dish coated with Pam.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350, remove chicken from refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
• Bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Remove toothpicks and slice into 1/2 inch pieces. Serve warm.

PESTO CHICKEN ROLLS

Steps:

• Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Press each roll into a 5 inch circle. Combine cream cheese, chicken, pesto and onions and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Place about 1/4 cup filling in the middle of each dough circle. Gather the sides of the dough over the filling and pinch to seal.
• Dip each ball in melted butter and roll in crumbs. Place on a sprayed baking sheet or in a sprayed muffin tin, seam side down. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 30 minutes. Remove plastic and bake at 350°F 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

PESTO CHICKEN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F.
• Grease a standard 9 by 13 glass backing pan (or whatever you find as equivalent).
• Pound chicken breasts to about 1/4 inch thick. Pounding between sheets of plastic wrap keeps the bits off your walls :-).
• Divide filling ingredients into quarters.
• Spread one quarter of the pesto on inside, rougher surface of a chicken breast.
• Evenly sprinkle one quarter of the olives and cheese onto the pesto covered chicken breast.
• Roll up the chicken breast and then roll in the corn meal to coat.
• Place roll-up in the greased glass baking pan, seam down.
• Do the same to the other 3 breasts.
• Optionally spray tops with non-stick spray to attain browner crusts.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until center of each breast is done.
• Can serve as is immediately, or with a cheese sauce.