Dr Oz’s $5 Healthy Meal Challenge was a competition between two ladies for the best healthy meal recipe for under $5 per serving. And the winner was Elizabeth Rekowicz for her Chicken Roll-Up Recipe. Elizabeth said on Doctor Oz’s Show that you can do many variations on this recipe if you or your children do not like ham and swiss cheese. For example, how about cheddar and broccoli? Or diced olives and sundried tomatoes? Leave a comment below with your favorite flavor combination for these Chicken Roll-Ups, and lets inspire each other!
Dr Oz: Chicken Roll-Up Recipe
Ingredients:
1 (1/4 lb) of chicken breast, sliced thin
4 slices of low-salt, low-fat lean ham
4 slices of fat free/low-sodium swiss cheese
1/4 of extra virgin olive oil (or 1/4 cup of fat-free mayo)
3/4 cup of bread crumbs or 1 cup whole grain cereal flakes grinded in mini food processor
Dr Oz: Roll-Up Recipe
Directi0ns:
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place your chicken cutlets on plastic wrap and pound your chicken until it is thin.
3. Fold in half the slice of ham and cheese and place it on top of your chicken breast.
4. You can also add to the chicken stuffing ingredients like basil, garlic, rosemary and vegetables including tomatoes or asparagus.
5. Roll-up the stuffed chicken breast beginning with the narrowest side of the chicken breast.
6. Place a toothpick into the seam of the Chicken Roll-Up.
7. Brush each Chicken Roll-Up with olive oil and roll it into the bread crumb mixture to coat it.
8. Place the Chicken Roll-Ups into a baking dish.
9. Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil on top of each Chicken Roll, and you can drizzle a little white wine as well if you would like.
10. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
11. During the last few minutes of baking, change your oven to the “broil” setting and move it to the top of the oven. Cook for an extra 1-2 minutes until the breadcrumbs get nice and golden brown.
at 3:34 am
I made the chicken roll ups tonight. THEY WERE AWESOME! Here’s how I tweaked them: I used Italian flavored Panko bread crumbs. I stuffed them with Maple ham and swiss cheese, but also a couple slices of tomato and some fresh basil leaves, then rolled them and covered in the bread crumbs. They were delish and are now on the weekly requests for dinners at my house! I served them with garlicky whole wheat pasta which was great but I’d like it even more with fresh garlicky sauteed spinach. Try it! It’s worth it!