Chicken-Parmesan Bundles

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prep time

35 min

total time

1 hr 5 min

makes

6 servings, 1/6 recipe (236 g) each

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recipe by: kraft

What You Need

125 g (1/2 of 250-g pkg.) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

1 pkg. (300 g) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

1-1/4 cups Kraft Mozzarella Shredded Cheese, divided

6 Tbsp. Kraft 100% Parmesan Grated Cheese, divided

6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (1-1/2 lb./675 g), pounded to 1/4-inch thickness

1 egg

10 Ritz Crackers, crushed (about 1/3 cup)

1-1/2 cups pasta sauce

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

MIX cream cheese, spinach, 1 cup mozzarella and 3 Tbsp. Parmesan until well blended; spread onto chicken breasts. Starting at 1 short end of each breast, roll up chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks, if desired.

BEAT egg in pie plate. Mix remaining Parmesan and cracker crumbs in separate pie plate. Dip chicken, 1 at a time, in egg, then roll in crumb mixture. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 30 min. or until chicken is done (170ºF), heating pasta sauce near the end of the chicken baking time. Discard toothpicks. Serve chicken topped with pasta sauce and remaining mozzarella.

kraft kitchens tips

Make Ahead

Assemble chicken bundles and place in baking dish as directed. Refrigerate up to 4 hours. When ready to serve, bake, uncovered, at 375ºF for 35 min. or until chicken is done.

Special Extra

Stir chopped fresh basil and/or sliced black olives into pasta sauce before heating.

Substitute

Substitute Philadelphia Light Brick Cream Cheese Spread, Kraft Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese, Kraft 100% Parmesan Light Grated Cheese and 30% Less Fat Ritz Crackers.