Cheesy Chicken Roll-Ups

G and I were a couple of kids in college when we met, but of course at the time I liked to think that we were soooo grown up.  I loved cooking for him, which further solidified my belief that we had it all figured out.  I mean, making your own spaghetti sauce from scratch – what’s more grown up than that?!

Somebody give this girl a mortgage and a 401k.

Fourteen years later, we have both of those things.  We’ve outgrown much of what we ate in college, but one thing that’s still a favorite are these Cheesy Chicken Roll-Ups.  I made this recipe one night while I was at his apartment playing house, because to me, nothing said “grown up food” more than something stuffed.  What a surprise to cut into it and find it gushing with ingredients on the inside!

How’d she get that in there?!
She’s amazing.
I should marry her right now.

I can’t say for sure that that’s exactly what he was thinking at the time, but I can tell you this.  We play house together every day now and this is still one of his favorite meals.

I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Cheesy Chicken Roll-Ups
4 chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4″ thick
4 thin slices of ham
8 oz garlic & herb cream cheese
2 oz crumbled feta
1/3 c. milk
1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs
1 c. Half & Half

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place 1 ham slice on each piece of pounded chicken.
3. Spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese over each slice of ham.
4. Sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of feta on top of the cream cheese for each chicken breast.
5. Roll each chicken breast up to enclose filling, securing with toothpicks.
6. Dip chicken rolls into milk, then roll in crumbs to coat.
7. Place rolls seam sides down on greased baking sheet.
8. Bake for 30 mins. In the meantime, bring half & half to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining cream cheese spread; blend well.
9. Pour sauce over cooked chicken rolls.

Tip: You can use any flavor of cream cheese you’d like for this recipe to adjust the flavors – or you can make your own!  I like to use my favorite garlic & herb seasoning blend mixed with plain cream cheese.