Baked Chicken Rollups

If only chicken wasn't so expensive these days, I'd make recipes like this more often.  Seriously, 5 chicken breasts for almost $25? What the heck are they feeding these things? In any case, this is a good family meal since there is lots of leftovers, and everyone likes it.  And there's that 'easy' factor as well. A big difference here I think is using good quality sliced ham. Not pre-packaged stuff that you wonder if it's actually ham or not, but something that looks and smells like a real ham. Sliced a bit thinner than regular, and slices at least as big as pre-sliced swiss cheese.

Pounding the chicken is kind of fun, thin enough to roll, but don't get too overzealous or it'll have see-through holes like an old quilt. Or socks. I put it in a zip-lock to avoid splatter. Cling wrap I find doesn't work so well.

Pound the chicken flat in a zip-lock

I had a great idea as I was doing this.  I sliced off the filet part of each breast, and cooked them up like bonus chicken fingers. This was ideal for SSO, and the filet doesn't add anything to the roll-up anyway.

Out of the oven, making use of the filets
for some bonus chicken strips

I should have sliced it up for a much nicer presentation - you can see all the layers that way. Oh well, we were so hungry I barely had time to snap off a photo let alone present it well. Since it was Sunday (I think that was the reason?) let's low-brow it and do tater tots alongside.

Chicken roll-up, tater tots, and cuke slices

Next time: SO thought it wasn't cheesy enough, although it was fine for me.

Me: 9/10
SO: 9/10
SSO: 7/10

Baked Chicken Roll-ups
Ingredients

• 4 or 5 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
• Swiss cheese slices, as many as the roll-ups you're making
• Ham slices, best quality you can find, a bit thinner than "regular", also the same number as the roll-ups
• 4 Tb Parmesan
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp dried tarragon leaves
• 2 tsp dried basil leaves
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• fresh pepper

Method

1. Pound the chicken flat in a zip-lock or wrapped in cling wrap. Should be thin enough to roll, maybe 1/4" if you can manage it.
2. layer a slice of cheese on each chicken piece, along with a slice of the ham
3. Roll them up, keep them together with some toothpicks
4. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl. Moisten the chicken if necessary and roll around in the mixture. Place on a baking sheet and cook @ 375 until done, around 30 minutes or possibly longer.