Buble in my Kitchen

Well, Michael Buble isn’t actually in my kitchen, but I imagine he is while cooking up dinner.  Coming home after a long day of work it’s nice to have a quick, easy recipe to whip up.  I found this one years ago in a magazine and have added it to my favorites in my cookbook.  It only takes three ingredients and less than 40 minutes!  So after walking in the door from work, I change from high heels to slippers, light some candles, pour myself a glass of wine and play my favorite CD while whipping this up…

Chicken & Asparagus Roulades

Serves:  4
Prep Time:  10 min
Cook Time:  10 min
Bake Time:  10-15 min

3 Ingredients Needed:

1 1/4 lb package of thin-sliced boneless chicken breasts
12 thin sandwich-sized slices of Swiss cheese (or experiment by using your favorite cheese)
1 lb asparagus, ends snapped off (you can simmer the spears in salted water until tender if wished) *

* You can also substitute the asparagus with colorful red and yellow pepper strips for another take.

1.)  Heat your oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C.  Line a baking sheet with tin foil.
2.)  Place your slices of chicken on a sheet of plastic wrap.  Cover with the plastic wrap and pound the chicken using a tenderizing mallet or the back of your shoe if necessary (a good release of stress after a long day, ha!)
3.)  After the chicken breasts have thinned out, uncover and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4.)  Top each slice of chicken with your desired amount of cheese.  Then add in a couple pieces of asparagus.
5.)  Tightly roll up the asparagus and cheese in the chicken and secure with a toothpick.
6.)  After all of your chicken pieces are rolled up tight, roll the roulades in flour.
7.)  Heat 1 TBSP of oil into a large, nonstick frying pan.  Add the roulades and brown on all sides.
8.)  Once browned and the chicken no longer appears raw on the edges, remove from the frying pan and place on your baking sheet.  Bake the roulades 10-15 minutes in the oven until the chicken is cooked through.
9.)  Carefully remove the toothpicks once cooked, slice and enjoy!

Per Roulade:  336 cal, 48 g pro, 5 g car, 1 g fib, 14 g fat (8 g sat fat), 38% cal from fat, 121 mg chol, 205 mg sod

My favorite song while cooking…so relaxing…

Source of Recipe:  www.womansday.com/specials – Vol.XVIII, No. 1, 2008