Chicken parm roll ups

Servings

4

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Super simple. Very tasty! Feeling fancy, but want something comforting to eat? Don’t look further, because this is the dish for you! Chicken parm, but with a restaurant twist!

Chicken parm roll ups

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 4-8 bacon slices
  • 800 gr fine tomatoes out a can
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • Dried oregano 
  • Basil
  • Mesclun/arugula
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Handful pine nuts

Directions

  1. Cut the chicken breast in half. slice the halved breast vertical in half but don’t slice all the way through (see video, underneath recipe)
  2. Fold the outer sides to the inside so that a circle arises. Wrap with bacon, a wire and put a small stick through the roll up.
  3. Bake the chicken roll ups in a pan with butter until golden brown on both sides. Season the chicken with salt and pepper while frying, when golden brown place the rolls on a baking tray
  4. Bake in the oven until an internal temperature of 75 degrees Celsius or 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
  5. Mince the onion and garlic
  6. Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil, add the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, dried oregano, Parmesan rind, salt and pepper. Let simmer
  7. Roast some pine nuts in a dry skillet, until golden
  8. Serve by spreading sauce over a plate, followed by some mesclun/arugula, lot’s of parmesan cheese and roasted pine nuts.