Saturday, January 17, 2009

Chicken Parm Bundles

4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 pkg. baby spinach (the kind you get in the salad section)
1-1/4 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
6 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese, divided
6 small boneless skinless chicken scallopini or tenderloins (1-1/2 lb.),
1 egg
10 RITZ Crackers, crushed (about 1/2 cup)
1-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, heated

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Finely chop the spinach, & then mix with cream cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 3 tbsp. of the parmesan cheese until well blended; spread evenly onto chicken breasts. Starting at one of the short ends of each breast, roll up chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks, if desired. Set aside.
Beat egg in shallow bowl. Mix remaining 3 tbsp. parmesan cheese and the cracker crumbs in separate shallow bowl. Dip each chicken bundle in egg, then roll in crumb mixture. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 30 min. or until chicken is cooked through (165ºF). Remove and discard toothpicks, if using. Serve topped with the spaghetti sauce and remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese.

This is a great dish for entertaining. You won't need to use the whole package of spinach - I just throw enough in to make it nice & green. When I make this for just us, I make several & that's all we eat (no sides!). It's so good!

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