Recipe: Perfect Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups

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Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups. The Classic Chicken Parmesan is one of my husband's and son's favorite meals. I sense a pattern of chicken here. We've done Chicken Parmesan Dip, Chicken Parmesan Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan Pizza, and now Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups!

Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups Breaded chicken and seasoned Parmesan Cream Cheese rolled up into lasagna noodles and covered in a delicious homemade marinara sauce. This dinner will quickly become a new favorite! Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce, cheese and chicken- not necessarily together. You can have Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups

  1. Prepare 1-1/2 Cups of all purpose flour.
  2. Prepare 4 of large eggs, divided.
  3. Prepare 3 cups of Italian of panko breadcrumbs.
  4. Prepare 2 of lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast, pounded thin.
  5. Prepare to taste of Kosher salt.
  6. You need to taste of Freshly ground pepper.
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp. of extra-virgin olive oil.
  8. You need 4 cups of marinara sauce (2 - 24 oz. jars).
  9. It's 12 of cooked lasagna noodles.
  10. Prepare 1 (30 oz.) of container of Ricotta cheese.
  11. You need 1 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder.
  12. You need 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese.
  13. Prepare 2 cups of shredded Parmesan cheese.
  14. It's 2 tbsp. of parsley, for garnish (optional).

Sometimes it's good to get tripped up. Like, say you go to the grocery store because you really want to make chicken parmesan, but you're kind of in a fog going through the motions and you mistakenly pick up a package of thin-sliced chicken breasts instead of the regular chicken breasts. On a clean surface, assemble the roll-ups. Start by laying a cooked lasagna noodle flat.

Chicken Parmesan Roll Ups instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Lay cooked lasagna noodles flat, on an even layer, on a greased baking sheet. (11"x 17").
  2. Season chicken with salt & pepper then cut chicken into approximately 1/2" cubes. Put flour and breadcrumbs into two separate bowls. Whisk together three eggs into a separate bowl. working in batches, dredge chicken in the flour then dip into the eggs. Toss them into the breadcrumbs for the final dredge..
  3. In a large skillet over medium-high heated oil. Add chicken and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 12 minutes turning chicken at the 6 minute mark..
  4. Meanwhile, make filling. Whisk together the ricotta, remaining eggs, garlic powder and 1 cup of parmesan cheese. Spread ricotta mixture onto each lasagna noodle, then spoon marinara sauce over the ricotta. Top with the cooked chicken and mozzarella then roll up tightly..
  5. In large deep baking dish (9"X 13") spoon a layer of marinara on the bottom of the dish. Add roll-ups and spoon more sauce onto each roll-up. Sprinkle more mozzarella nad Parmesan over each roll-up. Bake until bubbly and melted, about 30 minutes..
  6. Remove from over and let cool for 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley if so desired..

Using a spoon, spread marinara sauce on one end of the noodle. Next, add a slice of mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce followed by a piece of chicken. Starting from the end with the sauce on it, roll up the noodle like a sleeping bag towards the un. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Season chicken with salt and pepper.