Thursday, September 8, 2011

* Chicken Rollatini Stuffed with Zucchini and Cheese *

My sister told me about a food website called SkinnyTaste.com and can I say that this website makes healthy foods look YUMM-O!?! So as I was browsing through the recipes, I found this one here. It is so good and different from anything I usually make. I did make a few changes though...I didn't have mozzarella cheese so I used cream cheese (which of course makes it less healthy but tasty anyway). I also didn't use the lemon juice but I do think it would've tasted wonderful. Give it a try...your tastebuds and wasteline will thank you...unless you use the cream cheese.

* Chicken Rollatini Stuffed with Zucchini and Mozzarella *
(click on the link to see the picture that sold me on it...mine just doesn't do it justice.)
1 tsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 cups (1 medium) zucchini, shredded
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Romano cheese (or parmesan)
3 oz part skim shredded mozzarella
salt and pepper to taste
8 thin chicken cutlets, 3 oz each (I just used the frozen tenderloins)
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 lemon, juice of
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and fresh pepper
olive oil non-stick spray

Wash and dry cutlets, season with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 450°. Lightly spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.

In a large skillet, heat oil on medium-high heat. Add oil when hot then saute garlic a minute, or until golden. Add zucchini, 1/4 cup Romano cheese, salt and pepper and saute about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool. When cool, add mozzarella cheese and mix to combine. ( I cooked the zucchini with the garlic and then mixed it in with the cream cheese).

Lay chicken down on a working surface and spread 3 tbsp of zucchini-cheese mixture on each cutlet. Loosely roll each one and keep seam side down.

Combine breadcrumbs and grated cheese in one bowl; in a second bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, and pepper in another bowl.

Dip chicken in lemon-oil mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down in a baking dish (no toothpicks needed). Repeat with the remaining chicken. When finished, lightly spraywith oil spray.

Bake 25 - 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

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