Chicken Rollintini with Pesto, Baby Spinach & Brown Rice

Chicken Rollintini with Pesto, Baby Spinach & Brown Rice

  Ready in : 45 mins

Chicken Rollintini with Pesto, Baby Spinach & Brown Rice is a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 51g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 352 calories. For $2.74 per serving, this recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up baby spinach, pesto, chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet. It is brought to you by Foodista. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 78%, which is pretty good.

Ingredients

baby spinach

baby spinach

2 cups

chicken breasts

chicken breasts

4

chicken broth

chicken broth

2 cups

brown rice

brown rice

1 cup

pesto

pesto

6 tsp

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Pound out the chicken a little thinner.

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

  2. 2
    Spread about 1 1/2 tsp of pesto on one side of the chicken.Pile the baby spinach and brown rice onto the chicken, on the end closest to you.

    baby spinach

    baby spinach

    brown rice

    brown rice

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    pesto

    pesto

  3. 3
    Roll up the chicken and use toothpicks to secure the ends and center. It gets a little messy, some rice falls out, just roll with it.I seasoned the exterior lightly with salt and pepper. Then in a pan, over medium high heat, brown the chicken on all sides then place into a baking dish with the chicken broth.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    chicken broth

    chicken broth

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    rice

    rice

    roll

    roll

    baking pan
    baking pan
    toothpicks
    toothpicks