Chicken With Pesto and Prosciutto

"Came up with this when I had leftover cream cheese-pesto appetizer spread. It's similar to Cordon Bleu but with different ingredients."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
2 chicken rolls
Serves:
2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Mix softened cream cheese and pesto and set aside.
  • Season flour with salt and pepper on sheet of wax paper. Set aside.
  • Mix egg and water in bowl. Set aside.
  • Pour panko into flat container. Season with thyme or oregano, if desired. Set aside.
  • Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness. Place prosciutto slice on top of chicken and put about 1.5 T of cream cheese mixture on top. Roll chicken breast and secure ends with toothpicks.
  • Dredge chicken in seasoned flour, roll in egg wash, and then cover with panko crumbs. Sprinkle olive oil over to ensure crumbs will brown.
  • Place in shallow, greased baking pan and bake 15-20 minutes. Turn oven to broil and broil 3-4 minutes to crisp up and brown the outside.
  • Serve.

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Reviews

  1. The complexities of the flavors are outstanding, and the recipe is not that difficult to make. In place of the panko, I used seasoned breadcrumbs and it worked quite well. A sign that it was a hit is that there isn't anything left to take to work tomorrow.
     
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