- Hey, everyone.
It's Natasha of natashaskitchen.com.
We're making chicken roll-ups stuffed with cheese,
juicy tomatoes, and pesto sauce.
These taste like fine dining but the are so easy.
We'll start with four chicken breasts
and cut each in half length-wise
so you end up with eight thin cutlets.
Pound each cutlet to an even eighth of an inch thickness.
The easiest and cleanest way to do this
is using a Ziploc bag.
And if you don't have a meat mallet,
you can use the back of a heavy sauce pan.
Arrange all of your cutlets on a large cutting board
or you can use a baking sheet.
Now season both sides with garlic salt and black pepper.
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Carefully flip these over using tongs or your hands
making sure you don't tear the thin cutlets.
Place a tablespoon of pesto sauce over each cutlet
and spread it evenly in the center.
Very thinly slice one large tomato into 12 rings.
You'll need two slices for each chicken cutlet.
Sprinkle the tops with two to three tablespoons
of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Tightly roll up each cutlet
and secure the end with a toothpick.
The toothpicks help to keep these together as they cook,
sealing in all that amazing flavor.
Preheat your over to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
and place a large oven-safe skillet
over medium-high heat with one tablespoon
of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter.
Once the butter is done sizzling,
add the chicken roll-ups with the toothpick side up.
Sear the roll-ups four minutes per side
or eight minutes of total cooking time on the stove.
Now turn off the stove and sprinkle the tops
with your remaining mozzarella cheese
and one cup of cherry tomatoes.
Transfer to the oven and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit
for 13 to 15 minutes or until the chicken
is fully cooked through.
My kitchen smells so good right now
and I cannot wait to taste this.
As always, a little bit of garnish
and I like putting fresh basil on here
because the pesto has basil in it
so it just makes it so vibrant and beautiful.
Okay, now the taste test.
This one looks nice and big.
Size matters.
That's kind of a trend around here,
I don't know if you've noticed that.
Oh, yum.
And a little bit of juices on top
and some of those yummy roasted tomatoes
which actually add a lot of flavor
to the sauce so don't skip them.
Wow.
Now this is dinner.
And a reminder, don't forget to take out the toothpicks
'cause that's not a fun surprise.
Your gusts will not appreciate that one.
Aw, it's so tender and juicy inside.
Yum, yum.
Mmm, mmm, mhmm, mhmm.
I'm not even done chewing.
Just gonna come out and say it, it's so good.
The tomato inside, too makes it so juicy and flavorful.
And then that pesto.
Keep in mind there's just three ingredients inside here.
Pesto, tomatoes, and cheese.
But wow, this has so much flavor.
It's kind of like a Tuscany flavor, Italian.
It's very good, very good.
You guys have to try this.
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