So this evening there was a little bit of a disaster at my apartment. My neighbor upstairs is having his sub-floor replaced and while the contractors were removing the plywood for the floor a foot came through my ceiling into my bedroom. Timmy offered to let me stay at his place while they fix my ceiling and when I got to his apartment he was busy cooking dinner. Earlier in the evening he was trying to figure out what to have for dinner and we came up with chicken rolatini stuffed with spinach, ricotta and Parmesan cheese.
The chicken looks and smells incredible and here is how it is made:
- 2-3 chicken breasts, pounded out very thin
- 1 small bag of frozen spinach, cooked and pressed so that water is removed
- 1/2 cup of ricotta
- 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 small can of diced tomatoes
- 1 tbsp each of chopped fresh parsley, rosemary and sage
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pound out the chicken so it is very thin and set aside. Mix the cooked spinach, ricotta, Parmesan and minced garlic. Taste and add Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Spread the spinach and cheese mixture onto the chicken breasts and roll them up. Secure with toothpicks and brown in butter on the stovetop. Cover the bottom of a small baking dish with the tomatoes and herbs. Once all sides are brown on the chicken place atop the tomato mixture and bake for about 20 minutes. Serve with aside of your choice... Timmy chose to cook pasta and serve it with the sauce form the bottom of the pan. Risotto would be tasty as well.
Original source: http://www.recipephile.org/recipephile/2008/08/chicken-rolatini-with-spinach-and-cheese.html
