Janette's Chicken Parmesan Vegetable Roll-Ups

14 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 medium zucchini, diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped broccoli, blanched
  • 1 red pepper, seeded and diced
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat bread crumbs
  • 2 egg whites, beaten
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2/3 cup fat-free tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup grated part-skim mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup diced tomatoes

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    In a mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, zucchini, broccoli, red pepper, and basil.
  3. 3
    Set aside.
  4. 4
    Put the chicken breasts in a large plastic bag and pound until very thin and of even thickness.
  5. 5
    Remove chicken from bag.
  6. 6
    Spoon a dollop of the ricotta mixture near the bottom edge of 1 piece of chicken and roll it into a cylinder, around the filling, like a jelly roll.
  7. 7
    Repeat with remaining chicken.
  8. 8
    Put the bread crumbs on a plate.
  9. 9
    Season the egg whites with salt and pepper.
  10. 10
    Heat the wine and olive oil in a large nonstick skillet.
  11. 11
    Dip the chicken roll-ups in the egg whites and then coat with bread crumbs.
  12. 12
    Place the roll-ups in the skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes.
  13. 13
    Spread the tomato sauce in a shallow baking dish and place the chicken roll-ups over the sauce.
  14. 14
    Sprinkle with mozzarella.
  15. 15
    Bake for 30 minutes.
  16. 16
    Divide the roll-ups among 4 plates, spooning some sauce over the top.
  17. 17
    Sprinkle with diced tomato and serve immediately.

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