How To Make Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana
Enjoy a cheesy meal of chicken rollatini with this easy recipe! It’s an Italian dish made with chicken, packed with spinach and cheese, for a hearty meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 24ozchicken cutlets,(8 thin cutlets)
- ½cupItalian seasoned breadcrumbs,whole wheat
- ¼cupParmesan cheese,grated, divided
- 6tbspegg whites,or egg beaters
- 5ozfrozen spinach,squeezed dry of any liquid
- 6tbspricotta cheese,part skim
- 6ozmozzarella,part skim
- olive oil non-stick spray
- 1cuppomodoro sauce,or marinara sauce
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Wash and dry the cutlets, then season with salt and pepper.
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.
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Combine the breadcrumbs and 2 tablespoons of grated cheese in one bowl and ¼ cup egg beaters or egg whites in another.
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Shred or finely chop 1½ ounce of mozzarella cheese, then combine with remaining grated cheese, squeezed-dry spinach, 2 tablespoons of egg beaters, and ricotta cheese.
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Lay the chicken cutlets down on a working surface, then spread 2 tablespoons of spinach-cheese mixture on each cutlet. Loosely roll each one and keep seam side down.
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Dip the chicken in the egg mixture, then in the breadcrumbs, and place seam side down in a baking dish.
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Repeat with the remaining chicken. When finished, lightly spray with olive oil.
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Bake for 25 minutes.
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Remove from oven, top with sauce and cheese. Then, bake for about 3 more minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
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Serve with additional sauce on the side and grated cheese, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 326.02kcal
- Fat: 20.28g
- Saturated Fat: 7.50g
- Trans Fat: 0.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.77g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.55g
- Carbohydrates: 6.86g
- Fiber: 0.82g
- Sugar: 0.86g
- Protein: 28.11g
- Cholesterol: 80.27mg
- Sodium: 379.84mg
- Calcium: 228.54mg
- Potassium: 356.86mg
- Iron: 1.69mg
- Vitamin A: 165.16µg
- Vitamin C: 4.98mg
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