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Chicken Rollintini with Pesto, Baby Spinach & Brown Rice
Angela LeMoine
4 servings
BeginnerI have another clean dish for you. Its very simple and quick to make and you can prep this the day before to make for a really quick weeknight meal. Pounded out chicken breasts rolled with pesto, baby spinach and cooked brown rice. The rollinitini is then browned on each side and finished off in the oven with a it of chicken broth.
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
7
Tools Needed
4
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- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 6 teaspoons pesto
- 2 cups loosely packed baby spinach
- 4 breasts thin sliced chicken
- salt(optional)
- pepper(optional)
Instructions
1
Step 1
Pound out the chicken a little thinner. Spread about 1 1/2 tsp of pesto on one side of the chicken.
2
Step 2
Pile the baby spinach and brown rice onto the chicken, on the end closest to you.
3
Step 3
Roll up the chicken and use toothpicks to secure the ends and center. It gets a little messy, some rice falls out, just roll with it.
4
Step 4
I seasoned the exterior lightly with salt and pepper. Then in a pan, over medium high heat, brown the chicken on all sides then place into a baking dish with the chicken broth.
Tools & Equipment
meat mallet
toothpicks
frying pan
baking dish