Italian Chicken Roll-Ups

Italian Chicken Roll-Ups

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 (4 oz.) boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
4 (1 oz.) pieces string cheese
cooking spray
1 cup spaghetti sauce of your choice

Directions:

Place each chicken breast half between 2 slices of heavy-duty plastic wrap, pound to ¼ inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Combine basil, salt, and pepper: sprinkle half of mixture evenly over both sides of chicken. Place 1 string cheese stick across the center of each flattened chicken breast. Roll up chicken jelly roll fashion, starting with short end. Place chicken rollup, seam side down, in an 11x7 inch-baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining half of spice mixture.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour tomato sauce over chicken. Bake uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until chicken is done and tomato sauce is thoroughly heated.

Per Serving: 283 Calories; 12g Fat (37.5% calories from fat); 33g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 84mg Cholesterol; 712mg Sodium.

My adaptations: I didn't have any spaghetti sauce on hand, so I used 1/2 can of diced tomatoes in garlic and olive oil (drained) with 1/2 can of tomato sauce. I also just used some Italian seasoning, instead of basil. It is definitely a keeper!