Baked Chicken Rolls with Cheese
About this Recipe
Delicious cheeses and spices are rolled in tender chicken breasts to create a yummy, easy-to-make dish that everyone will enjoy. The individual rolls are a great variation of a standard chicken dinner.
Baked Chicken Rolls with Cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Lightly grease small baking sheet.
- Place chicken breasts between sheets of waxed paper and pound to 1/4-inch thickness, using mallet or rolling pin. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Combine crumbs, Romano cheese, paprika and thyme in shallow dish.
- Place 1 cheese stick at short end of each chicken breast. Roll up chicken, enclosing cheese. Trim cheese even with ends of chicken if necessary.
- Brush chicken rolls with olive oil. Dip into breadcrumb mixture, pressing crumbs to adhere.
- Arrange chicken rolls seam side down on prepared baking sheet. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
- Bake chicken until cooked through and coating is crisp, about 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 Cup bread crumbs, fresh
- 3 tsp. paprika
- 3 tsp. thyme, dry, crumbled
- 1/2 lb. cheese block(s), Muenster, cut into eight 1/2" × 4" long sticks
- 2/3 Cup Roma® Cheese, Romano, shredded
- Roma® Oil, Olive, as needed
- 8 West Creek® Chicken, Breast(s), Boneless Skinless, Halved, about 2 lbs.