Easy Chicken, Spinach and Cheese Roll-Ups. Easy dinner recipe, chicken fillets loaded with cheese, spinach and wrapped in delicious bacon. Popular chicken appetizer or main meal
This delicious recipe has been generously shared by our Lovefoodies friend Sally.
Sally tells me it's a recipe she makes often, her family loves it and it's so easy and quick to make, a real winner in a busy household!
I live in the South, in Alabama to be specific where we are known for Southern Hospitality and great cooks. I started cooking when I was 9 haven't stopped since. God gave me good taste buds and I try to share as much as possible.
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Recipe by Sally Hall
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30-40 minutes
Yield
4 Persons
Ingredients you'll need
- Chicken Tenderloins or skinless chicken breasts
- Sliced Swiss Cheese – halved lengthwise (can also use Mozzarella or any other white cheese)
- Frozen, chopped Spinach
- Butter
- Sliced Streaky Bacon (2-3 slices per tenderloin)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C / Gas 4. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non stick spray.
2. In a medium-sized saucepan, cook spinach with butter and half cup water on medium heat.
Salt and Pepper to taste. Stir frequently until butter is melted and most of the water is cooked out. Set aside to cool.
I use the large packages of spinach to serve on the side – if you don’t want to do this, use smaller packages and reduce the butter to half a stick.
3. Take your tenderloins or whole chicken breast and with a meat mallet and a gallon zip lock bag, or plastic wrap under & on top of the chicken, flatten these until they are about a quarter-inch (1 cm).
You need to be able to pick these up and roll them, so don’t smash them too much.
4. Next layer a piece of the cheese, the length of the flattened chicken.
5. Take a tablespoon or a little more of the spinach, squeeze any liquid out of this and spread on top of the cheese. Too much will squish out and not roll up.
6. Have 2 slices bacon ready, and wrap up the chicken, cheese and spinach – pinwheel style, leaving the ends underneath the roll. If using larger pieces of chicken you may need another piece of bacon.
7. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes, carefully take pan out of the oven and drain off the liquid that’s accumulated. Return to the oven or broiler / grill and brown. By draining the liquid, it allows the bacon to brown up nicely. You may need another few minutes in the oven to brown to your liking.
Please note the cook times may be less if you are making thinner chicken roll-ups.rnrnCheck if they are done after 20 minutes and if so, then drain liquid and place under the broiler/grill for browning.rnrnThe fatter the roll-ups, the longer they will take!
We also have a delicious creamy garlic butter sauce recipe you could make to go with this. It's very quick and easy to make too.
Recipe Card
Easy Chicken, Spinach and Cheese Roll Ups
Easy dinner recipe, chicken fillets loaded with cheese, spinach and wrapped in delicious bacon. Popular chicken appetizer or main meal
Ingredients
- 24 Chicken Tenderloins
- 8 oz Package of sliced Swiss Cheese – halved lengthwise, can also use Mozzarella or any other white cheese
- 26 oz or 730 g frozen, chopped Spinach
- ½ cup or 110 g Butter
- ½ lb Sliced Streaky Bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C / Gas 4. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non stick spray.
- In a medium sized sauce pan, cook spinach with butter and half cup water on medium heat. Salt and Pepper to taste. Stir frequently until butter is melted and most of the water is cooked out. Set aside to cool. (I use the large packages of spinach to serve on the side – if you don’t want to do this, use smaller packages and reduce the butter to half a stick.)
- Take your tenderloins or whole chicken breast and with a meat mallet and a gallon zip lock bag, or plastic wrap under & on top of the chicken, flatten these until they are about a quarter inch (1 cm). You need to be able to pick these up and roll them, so don’t smash them too much .
- Next layer a piece of the cheese, the length of the flattened chicken.
- Take a tablespoon or a little more of the spinach, squeeze any liquid out of this and spread on top of the cheese. Too much will squish out and not roll up.
- Have 2 slices bacon ready, and wrap up the chicken, cheese and spinach – pinwheel style, leaving the ends underneath the roll. If using larger pieces of chicken you may need another piece of bacon.
- Bake for 20 - 30 minutes, carefully take pan out of the oven and drain off the liquid that’s accumulated. Return to the oven or broiler / grill and brown. By draining the liquid, it allows the bacon to brown up nicely. You may need another few minutes in the oven to brown to your liking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 4Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1286Total Fat: 79gSaturated Fat: 39gTrans Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 33gCholesterol: 424mgSodium: 1817mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 4gSugar: 1gProtein: 132g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Mandy
says:Made this tonight and it was delicious! Big hit with my family. Will definitely make this again.
Brenda Cottrill
says:This sounds really good! I wonder if you could use fresh baby spinach instead of frozen?