PARMESAN CHICKEN BUNDLES

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 10 oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
  • 1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 6 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese, divided
  • 6 small boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, or 12 chicken tenders, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
  • 1 egg
  • 10 Ritz crackers, crushed
  • 1 1/2 cups Francesco Rinaldi Three Cheese pasta sauce

Directions

  1. eheat oven to 375. Mix cream cheese, spinach, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and 3 Tbsp of the parmesan cheese until well blended. Spread evenly onto the chicken breasts/tenders. Starting at one of the short ends of each breast/tender, roll up each chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks and set aside.

  2. Beat egg in shallow bowl or pie plate. Mix remaining 3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese and the cracker crumbs in separate shallow bowl or pie plate. Dip chicken bundles in egg and then roll in crumb mixture. Place seam-sides down in a greased 9X13 baking dish.

  3. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165 F). During the last 10 minutes of baking, heat the Francesco Rinaldi 3-Cheese pasta sauce in a saucepan over medium heat. Once chicken is out of the oven, remove and discard toothpicks. Serve topped with the heated sauce and the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!

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