Pesto Chicken Spirals
45 minutes
Serves: 6
These basil-infused chicken slices are the perfect outdoor snack! Take the plunge and dip them into the creamy pesto and lemon-spiked mayo.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup basil pesto
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 4 to 6 (28 ounces) Just Bare® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Lemon pepper or Montreal chicken seasoning to taste
- Coarse salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons pesto, and lemon peel in small bowl until well blended; set aside.
- Place each chicken breast between plastic wrap; pound until evenly flat with a rolling pin or flat side of a meat mallet. Spread remaining pesto down center of each piece of chicken; carefully roll up jelly-roll fashion, starting with the short end. Secure rolls with toothpicks, if needed. Place rolls on baking sheet; sprinkle with breadcrumbs, seasoned pepper, and salt. Drizzle with oil.
- Bake chicken 15 minutes or until no longer pink near center. Cook to internal temp of 165°F. Cool.* Cut rolls into slices; serve with pesto mayonnaise.