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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By pkquillen
Eustis, FL
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.
By luvedutch_12240949
manahawkin, 70
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......
By ann.odiorne_120...
wakarusa, 53
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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