Christina's Chicken Parmesan Eggplant Asparagus Roll-Ups

Copyright 2002, Janette Barber and Christina Deyo, all rights reserved

Show: Lighten UpEpisode: Candlelight Cooking

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Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
Prep
45 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced eggplant
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup ricotta
  • 6 spears canned asparagus, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup grated mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning chicken
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus more for seasoning chicken
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  • 2/3 cup prepared tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup diced tomatoes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-heat. Add eggplant and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, whisk 1 egg with the ricotta. Stir in the reserved eggplant, asparagus, 1/4 cup of the mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan, oregano, salt, and pepper. Set aside.

Put the chicken breasts in a large plastic bag and pound until very thin and of even thickness. Remove chicken from bag and season with salt and pepper. Spoon a generous dollop of the cheese mixture near the bottom edge of 1 piece of chicken and roll it into a cylinder, around the filling, like a jelly roll. Repeat with remaining chicken.

Beat the remaining eggs in a shallow bowl and put the flour and bread crumbs on separate plates. In a large skillet, melt the butter and shortening. Dredge the chicken rolls-ups in the flour, dip in the beaten eggs, and then coat them with bread crumbs. Place the rolls-ups in the skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes.

Spread the tomato sauce in a shallow baking dish and place the roll-ups over the sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes.

Divide the roll-ups among 4 plates, spooning some sauce over the top. Sprinkle with diced tomato and serve immediately.

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  • on April 30, 2011

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    I made this and I added my special touch. It was very good. I used fresh apsargus out of my garden and fresh "basil" and oregano. I doubled up on the fresh herbs. I also added a little cheese bread and olive oil topping. It came out great.

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  • on January 28, 2010

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    i found this dish just o.k. not too much flavor. i wont make it again but if i did i would probably not use canned asparagus, but fresh, the canned was way too mushy and when the salt was added to the mixture i found it was a little to salty.. i would use feta cheese and sun tomatoes dried as well. BUT sorry to say i took it out of my recipe box......

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  • on August 13, 2009

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    I prepared this dish for our 'Wed. Nite Group' just last nite & they haven't stopped raving about it yet. I had to quad. the recipe but, it turned out fabulous!!!

    I did use fresh asparagus & cooked it w/ the eggplant & added some garlic. I also used my homemade sauce instead of prepared.

    Had a few say they have never had such great chicken--will definetly be using this recipe again!!

    Thanx

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis
per serving
 
Calories
1010
 
Fat
52 g
 
Saturated Fat
18 g
 
Fiber
4 g
 

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