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Chicken Roll-ups with Sun-dried Tomatoes

Sundried Tomato Chicken Rollups Two in the Kitchen vii Being a busy working mother of three, I can often struggle with trying to get a homemade meal on the table during the week.

When I get home from work, I often have about an hour and a half before I then have to pick up the kids from school.  And once I pick up the kids, (as all you mothers know….) life gets very hectic.

It is very important to plan ahead.  Because if I don’t already have things prepped and ready to go for dinner at this point, I might as well just pull into a drive-in, take the crew out to eat, or pop some frozen chicken nuggets into the oven.  And I hate doing any one of those things!

Now I’ll be honest with you, cooking dinners is really not my strength.  After all, I am the baker in this culinary duo.  Cooking is really my husband Erik’s thing.  But here is the problem:  He works late during the week.  So weeknight cooking is really up to me.

Luckily over the past several years, I have learned a trick or two about cooking.  And yes, I have certainly picked up some tricks from my professionally trained husband, but the majority of my cooking skills have come from my immense cooking magazine collection.

I am addicted to cooking magazines and even in this day and age when you can get whatever you need on the internet, I still can’t resist these things every time I am in a checkout line.

Sundried Tomato Chicken Rollups Two in the Kitchen vi So the recipe I have made here today was inspired by a recipe I originally found in a cooking magazine several years ago that I have now been making and tweaking for years now.

This is based on a Rachel Ray recipe that comes from her Everyday magazine back in 2008.  I have been a big fan of Rachel’s magazines and it is honestly through her magazine, show, and shows like it that I have gained the confidence I now have with cooking meals for my family!

This yummy recipe is chicken rolls stuffed with a sun-dried tomato, ricotta filling.  It is then covered in a zesty crushed red pepper and crushed tomato sauce.

It is so easy to prepare and so yummy to eat that it is one of my regular “go-to” recipes.  The kids enjoy it as well.  Which is a plus because quite often my kids can be picky when it comes to dinner.  So when I find a dish that they will all eat without complaining, that dish goes in my regular rotation!

Sundried Tomato Chicken Rollups | Two in the Kitchen v If you are pressed for time and looking for a tasty meal that the whole family will love, I guarantee you will be satisfied with these chicken roll-ups!

 

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Chicken Roll-ups with Sun-dried Tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 1 c. flour
  • 1 c. milk
  • 1 c. Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 c. Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1 t. red pepper flakes
  • 10 boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets, trimmed
  • 1 8.5 oz jar of sun-dried julienned tomatoes packed in olive oil, chopped
  • 1 c. ricotta cheese
  • 10 slices of deli provolone cheese cut in half
  • 1/2 c. olive oil
  • 2 c. Penne Pasta
  • 2 TBLSP olive oil
  • 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
  • 2 t. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 t. dried Italian herbs
  • 1 t. dried Basil
  • 1 t. dried Parsley

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Place the flour on a medium plate, and the milk in a wide rimmed bowl. Mix both bread crumbs and red pepper flakes on a large plate.
  3. Dredge each chicken cutlet in the flour, dip it in milk, and coat each side with the bread crumbs.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix together the ricotta and the sun-dried tomatoes.
  5. Place the coated chicken on a work space and put 1 or 2 pieces of provolone to cover the chicken and place a couple of tablespoons of the ricotta mixture in the middle of each cutlet, on top of the provolone.
  6. Roll-up each cutlet and secure with a couple of toothpicks.
  7. Place, cut side up, on a baking sheet lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray. Drizzle each roll-up with a little bit of olive oil.
  8. Bake in the oven for approximately 35-40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and is slightly golden brown.
  9. While the chicken is cooking, make the pasta and sauce.
  10. In a large pot of salted water, cook the pasta according to package directions.
  11. In a separate large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion, stirring regularly for a minute.
  12. Add the crushed tomatoes and stir.
  13. Add the spices, stir and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
  14. When the pasta is finished, remove it from the water and drain it.
  15. When the chicken is finished, you may plate it with the pasta and sauce and serve immediately!
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Recipe adapted from Rachel Ray

 

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    • Thank you so much Julie!! I agree about fast and easy dinner ideas during the week. No one has time to slave away on a Tuesday night!! 🙂

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  3. Oh I love the sound of these chicken roll-ups! Especially with the sun-dried tomatoes (one of my favorites). Plus I think we all could use more quick weeknight dinners (particularly since the weather is getting nicer and I don’t want to be stuck inside!).

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    • Seriously Ashley! I especially like quick meals during the summer because who wants to waste time cooking!! Thank you for the kind words!! 🙂

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  4. I’m with you — life gets hectic and you have to have a plan for dinner. I don’t even have a paying job and it’s insane. Time just goes! This meal looks incredible, Renee, and I think the kids would love this, too. 🙂

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  6. I love these chicken roll ups Renee! Sundried Tomatoes are one of my favourite ingredients so to add that and ricotta in these roll ups sounds so creamy and delicious! So glad your family enjoys this – I think mine will too!

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  8. Oh my gosh – this looks AMAZING! And, I can’t believe you have children, a husband and a job and can still put this amazing dish on the table. Girl…you ARE all that and a bag of chips! And, I so totally want to eat dinner at your place. Coming over now!!! 🙂

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  10. Renee, I’m a bit addicted to the food mags, too. They are my go to look at when I take my youngest to soccer practice! Loving these roll ups with the sun dried tomatoes! Pinning onto a few boards, and Fb.

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  12. I love the sound of these chicken roll ups! I am such a big fan of sun-dried tomatoes and combining that with ricotta sounds fantastic! Definitely doesn’t look like you are not the cook in the family – I know my family would love this meal and so glad your family does too 🙂

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  13. These chicken roll ups sound amazing! Such an elegant dinner and I absolutely love sun-dried tomatoes. Can’t wait to try this.
    I can never resist the cooking magazines at the grocery store either. I should get subscriptions to all of them and save money, but in the past there’s been times when I saw the new issue at the store long before I got mine in the mail and it drove me crazy. They used to be really good about getting issues out to subscribers first, but not so much anymore.

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    • That is so funny Christin! I am the SAME way! I can never wait for them to come in the mail and therefore, I spend a fortune on them in the stores!! I have NO patience! 😉

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