Chickenandasparagusroulades Recipes

CHICKEN ASPARAGUS ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Grease a baking dish. In a bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, tarragon, salt, and pepper until the mixture is well combined. Set aside.
• Cook asparagus in the microwave on High until bright green and just tender, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Set the asparagus spears aside. Place a chicken breast between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken breast with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Repeat with the rest of the chicken breasts.
• Place 1 slice of provolone on each chicken breast, and top the cheese with 4 asparagus spears per breast. Roll the chicken breasts around the asparagus and cheese, making a tidy package, and place, seam sides down, in the prepared baking dish. With a pastry brush, apply a coating of the mayonnaise mixture to each chicken breast, and sprinkle each with panko crumbs, pressing the crumbs into the chicken to make a coating.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crumbs are browned and the chicken juices run clear, about 25 minutes.

CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Season chicken, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and salt in shallow dish. Dip chicken in eggs, then bread crumb mixture.
• Heat olive oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, turning once, 8 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
• Evenly spread 1 cup Sauce in 13 x 9-inch baking dish, then arrange chicken. Evenly spoon 1/2 cup Sauce on chicken, then top with asparagus and mozzarella. Bake 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling. Top, if desired, with shaved Parmesan cheese. Serve with remaining Sauce, heated.

CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS ROULADES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Simmer asparagus pieces in hot water until tender, 5-7 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Lay out the thinly sliced pieces of chicken breast and season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange slices of cheese to within 1/4 inch of the surface of the chicken.
• Divide asparagus pieces among the chicken slices. Starting at the small end begin rolling up the chicken and securing each with several toothpicks.
• Place in baking dish seam side up.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cooked through. Slice if desired.

CHICKEN ROULADES WITH ROASTED PEPPERS AND SOPPRESSATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove tenders from chicken breasts and set aside. (Tenders are the small muscles running the length of the breast, about 1/2-inch in diameter, under each chicken breast half.) Place breasts skin-side-down on flat surface; flatten slightly with cleaver or mallet. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover chicken with overlapping slices of soppressata. Place roasted red pepper in center of chicken. Place chicken tender on top of pepper. Roll chicken breasts tight, jelly-roll style, to completely envelop the filling. Place roulades in shallow baking pan. Bake 25 minutes, then place under broiler for 30 seconds to crisp skin. Remove from oven, let rest 5 minutes. Cut each into 6 slices. Serve with pan juices immediately.

CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS ROULADES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Remove excess fat from chicken flatten each chicken breast half to 1/4-inch thickness between plastic wrap or waxed paper. Mix salt, onion powder and dill weed sprinkle over chicken. Place 1/4 of asparagus spears and pepper strips crosswise on large end of each chicken breast half. Roll tightly and secure with wooden picks. Place chicken, seam sides down, in square pan, 8x8x2 inches, sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and bake until chicken is done, about 30 minutes. Prepare Mock Hollandaise Sauce serve with chicken. Garnish with fresh dill weed sprigs.Mock Hollandaise Sauce2 tablespoons reduced-fat margarine1 tablespoon all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon salt2/3 cup skim milk1 egg yolk1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel2 teaspoons lemon juiceHeat margarine in 1-quart nonstick saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir in flour and salt. Cook over low heat until mixture is smooth and bubbly, stirring constantly remove from heat. Mix milk and egg yolk until smooth stir into flour mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat stir in lemon peel and lemon juice.1 Serving: Calories 265 (Calories from Fat 90) Fat 10g (Saturated 3g) Cholesterol 145mg Sodium 420mg Carbohydrate 7g (Dietary Fiber 3g) Protein 36g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CHICKEN BACON ROULADES

Steps:

• Thinly slice shallots. In a 12-inch ovenproof heavy skillet cook bacon in batches over moderate heat, turning it, until golden but still flexible (not crisp) and drain on paper towels. In fat remaining in skillet cook shallots over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Transfer shallots with a slotted spoon to a small bowl and leave any fat remaining in skillet. Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Put each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and with smooth side of a meat pounder pound each breast to 1/8-inch thickness. Discard plastic from boned side of each breast and season chicken with lemon pepper and salt. Arrange 2 1/2 bacon slices lengthwise (parallel with grain of flesh) along middle of each breast and top with shallots and Parmesan. Using plastic wrap as an aid, tightly roll up each breast lengthwise, tucking in ends to enclose filling, and secure seams with wooden picks.
• Add oil to reserved fat in skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown roulades all over, turning them, about 5 minutes total. Transfer skillet to middle of oven and bake roulades until just cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While roulades are baking, mince garlic. Transfer chicken to a plate with tongs and keep warm, covered. Pour off fat from skillet. Add wine to skillet and deglaze over moderately high heat, scraping up brown bits. Boil wine until reduced to about 1 tablespoon and add garlic and butter. Cook mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until fragrant. Add flour and cook roux, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth and cream and bring to a boil, whisking. Simmer sauce, whisking, 2 minutes and pour through a fine sieve into a small saucepan. Keep sauce warm. Carefully discard wooden picks from roulades and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Spoon some sauce in center of each of 4 plates and arrange roulade slices decoratively on sauce.