Asparagus-Chicken Roulades
- 4 medium medium skinless and boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 lemon
- 3 oz. goat cheese
- 1/2 c. losely packed fresh mint leaves
- 3/4 lb. thin asparagus
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 c. chicken broth
- Holding knife parallel to work surface and against a long side of chicken-breast half, cut chicken almost in half, making sure not to cut all the way through.
- Open breast half and spread flat like a book.
- Repeat with remaining chicken.
- From lemon, grate 1/2 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice; set aside juice.
- In small bowl, stir goat cheese, mint, and lemon peel until mixed.
- Spread goat-cheese mixture evenly on cut sides of breast halves.
- Place one-fourth of uncooked asparagus on a long side of each breast half.
- Roll up each breast half to enclose asparagus, allowing ends of stalks to stick out if necessary; secure with toothpicks.
- Sprinkle chicken roulades with pepper and salt.
- In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot.
- Add roulades and cook, covered, 9 to 11 minutes or until chicken loses its pink color throughout, turning roulades to brown all sides.
- Transfer roulades to cutting board; keep warm.
- To same skillet, add broth and reserved lemon juice; heat to boiling, scraping up any browned bits.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- To serve, discard toothpicks from roulades.
- Cut roulades crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.
- Place each sliced roulade on a dinner plate; drizzle with pan sauce.
- Makes 4 main-dish servings.
- Nutritional information is based on one serving.
chicken breast halves, lemon, goat cheese, mint leaves, thin asparagus, ground black pepper, salt, olive oil, chicken broth
Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/asparagus-chicken-roulades (may not work)