Christina's Chicken Parmesan Eggplant Asparagus Roll-Ups

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup diced eggplant
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup ricotta
• 6 spears canned asparagus, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup grated mozzarella
• 1/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning chicken
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus more for seasoning chicken
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 2/3 cup prepared tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup diced tomatoes

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-heat.
3. Add eggplant and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
4. Drain and set aside.
5. In a mixing bowl, whisk 1 egg with the ricotta.
6. Stir in the reserved eggplant, asparagus, 1/4 cup of the mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan, oregano, salt, and pepper.
7. Set aside.
8. Put the chicken breasts in a large plastic bag and pound until very thin and of even thickness.
9. Remove chicken from bag and season with salt and pepper.
10. Spoon a generous dollop of the cheese mixture near the bottom edge of 1 piece of chicken and roll it into a cylinder, around the filling, like a jelly roll.
11. Repeat with remaining chicken.
12. Beat the remaining eggs in a shallow bowl and put the flour and bread crumbs on separate plates.
13. In a large skillet, melt the butter and shortening.
14. Dredge the chicken rolls-ups in the flour, dip in the beaten eggs, and then coat them with bread crumbs.
15. Place the rolls-ups in the skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes.
16. Spread the tomato sauce in a shallow baking dish and place the roll-ups over the sauce.
17. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
18. Bake for 30 minutes.
19. Divide the roll-ups among 4 plates, spooning some sauce over the top.
20. Sprinkle with diced tomato and serve immediately.

olive oil, eggplant, eggs, ricotta, canned asparagus, mozzarella, parmesan, oregano, salt, freshly ground pepper, chicken, flour, italianstyle seasoned bread crumbs, unsalted butter, vegetable shortening, tomato sauce, tomatoes

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/christinas-chicken-parmesan-eggplant-asparagus-roll-ups-recipe.html (may not work)