Italian Chicken Roll-ups


1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, 4 breasts
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 2% Mozzarella cheese sticks
cooking spray
1 cup tomato sauce, garlic and herb


1. Place each chicken breast half between 2 slices of heavy-duty plastic wrap, pound to ¼ inch. Thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.

2. Combine basil, salt, and pepper: sprinkle half of mixture evenly over both sides of chicken.

3. Place 1 string cheese stick across the center of each flattened chicken brest. Roll up chicken jelly roll fashion, starting with short end. Place chicken rollup, seam side down, in an 11x7 inch-baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining half of spice mixture, and coat with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours.

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5. Pour tomato sauce over chicken. Bake uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until chicken is done and tomato sauce is thoroughly heated. Yield 4 servings (serving size 1 rollup)


Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 225 Calories; 6g Fat (25.4% calories from fat); 35g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 81mg Cholesterol; 798mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat.