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Chicken Pesto Roll-Ups (VIDEO)
These chicken pesto roll ups are stuffed with cheese, juicy tomatoes and pesto sauce! These taste like fine dining with Tuscan flavors but they are so easy to make.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 19 min🔥 Cook: 21 min👤 Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●skillet
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 425˚F. Cut chicken breast in half lengthwise so you have 8 thin chicken cutlets. Pound each cutlet in a quart sized ziploc bag or between 2 sheets of plastic wrap into 1/8" thick cutlets. Season both sides of chicken with garlic salt and black pepper.
Garlic Salt (or to taste)1 tsp
2
Spoon and spread 1 Tbsp pesto in the center of each cutlet, top with 2 thin tomato slices and sprinkle with 2-3 Tbsp mozzarella cheese. Roll the chicken up tightly and seal ends with a toothpick.
Mozzarella cheese, shredded, (reserve 2 oz for topping)8 oz
3
Preheat large oven-safe skillet over medium/high heat with 1 Tbsp oil and 1 Tbsp butter. Add chicken roll-ups and sear on both sides until golden (⏱️ 4 min per side or ⏱️ 8 minutes total on the stove).
4
Sprinkle tops with remaining cheese and 1 cup of cherry tomatoes. Place the skillet on the center rack of oven and bake 425˚F for ⏱️ 13-15 minutes (⏱️ 13 min for these these medium chicken breasts and ⏱️ 15 min for larger chicken breasts, or until internal temp of chicken reaches 160˚F on instant-read thermometer.
tomatoes (medium) (thinly sliced into 16 rings)2cherry tomatoes (optional)1 cupchicken breasts (4 medium/large chicken breasts)2 lbs
Nutrition Facts
calories
295 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
745 mg
protein Content
32 g
cholesterol Content
95 mg
carbohydrate Content
3 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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