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Four Cheese Chicken Rollatini with Genoa Salami

Chicken breasts are pounded to 1/4-inch thickness and topped with thin Genoa salami slices, and mixture of olive oil, mozzarella cheese, Fontina cheese, Asiago cheese, and parmesan cheese. Breasts are rolled up, secured with toothpicks, and seared in hot oil. Browned chicken is transferred to baking dish, topped with fresh basil, and fresh parsley and baked until cooked through. Chicken is served with gravy prepared from olive oil, butter, all-purpose flour, fresh basil, fresh parsley. Garnished with fried salami strips.

Ingredients -
1/2 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Halves, pounded to a thickness if 1/4 inch
12 Thin Genoa Salami Slices
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/2 pound Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, cut into small cubes
1/4 pound Fontina Cheese, cubed
1/4 pound Asiago Cheese
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoons Flour
6 Fresh Basil Leaves
1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley
1/2 cup Sliced Mushrooms
1/4 cup Garlic Cloves, finely shaved
 
Preparation:

1. Turn the oven to 425 degrees and preheat.

2. Add 1/3 cup olive oil to a large sauté pan.

3. Pound out the chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4 inch thick.

4. Place two slices of salami on each chicken breast half.

5. In a bowl, combine the cheeses and 1 tablespoon olive oil and mix well.

6. Spread the cheese mixture over the salami.

7. Roll the chicken breast up starting at the shorter end.

8. Secure the roll with several toothpicks.

9. Heat the skillet over medium heat and add the chicken rolls and brown on all sides.

10. Transfer the chicken to a baking sheet.

11. Add the remaining olive oil, butter, flour, 1 tablespoon basil and 1 tablespoon parsley to the skillet and whisk until well combined.

12. Remove the gravy and set aside.

13. Julienne the remaining 4 slices of salami.

14. Add to the pan and fry until crisp, remove and reserve fat in pan.

15. Add the mushrooms and garlic to the pan and sauté.

16. Transfer the mushrooms to the gravy mixture.

17. Drizzle the remaining basil and parsley over the chicken on the baking sheet.

18. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, which takes about 15 to 20 minutes.

19. Slice the chicken breasts into thin medallions.

20. Spoon the gravy on the plate and arrange the chicken on top.

21. Top with fried salami strips.

 


Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Extra-virgin olive oil is one of the best tasting oils with a fruity taste and slight bitterness. Extra-virgin is top of the line in terms of olive oils and the best products are imported and sold in specialty stores. The special oil can be quite expensive, costing twice as much as other olive oils. The oil is especially nice in non-cooked applications such as vinaigrettes and sauces.


Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Chicken Breast Selection

Raw chicken breasts can be purchased with the bone-in or boned, with the skin on or the skin removed. Boneless chicken breasts may be whole or with the tender removed. The tenders can be purchased separately as can cut up chicken breasts in the form of nuggets or strips perfect for sautéing or stir-frying.

 
 
   
 
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