Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Chicken Rollatini

Ingredients:
  • 6 (1/4-lb.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ tap. salt
  • 18 arugula leaves, tough stems removed
  •  1 oz. reduced-fat goat cheese
  • 12 marinated sun-dried tomatoes, patted dry & halved
  • 1/4 cup apple juice
  • 1 1 /2 tsp. salt-free lemon-pepper seasoning
Makes 6 Servings (1 stuffed breast per serving)
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a 9 X 13-inch dish with nonstick spray.
  2. Place a sheet of plastic wrap on a work surface, place a chicken breast on top of it, then cover with a second sheet of plastic wrap. Pound the breast to a 1/4-inch thickness with a meat mallet or heavy saucepan. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap, set the chicken breast aside on its bottom layer of plastic wrap, and repeat with the remaining chicken breasts.
  3. Top each breast with 3 arugula leaves. Spread 2 teaspoons goat cheese evenly across the leaves on each breast. Place 4 sun-dried tomato halves on the cheese. Roll the chicken breasts up, pulling of plastic wrap as you go. place the breasts seam side down, in the baking dish. Sprinkle the apple juice over the chicken, then sprinkle with the lemon-pepper seasoning.
  4. Bake, basting occasionally with the pan juices, until the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes. Let the chicken stand for about 5 minutes before serving.

WW POINTS VALUE: 6 pts.

Note: This recipe appears in the WW Ultimate Chicken Cookbook. This is what I call elegant comfort food. This Mediterranean dish is creamy, succulent, flavorful and delicious. Feta cheese or cream cheese work just as well in this dish. If you don't have arugula on hand, shredded escarole or baby spinach make delicious substitutes. I also highly recommend adding minced garlic on top of the leafy greens because garlic always makes everything taste better. Also, I highly recommend substituting white wine in place of the apple juice for a more elegant taste.

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