Healthy Chicken Rollatini With Zucchini And Mozzarella - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 cups zucchini, shredded
1/4 cup romano cheese (or parmesan)
3 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
salt and pepper
8 thin chicken cutlets, 3 oz each
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons romano cheese (or parmesan)
1 lemon, juice of
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and fresh pepper
olive oil nonstick cooking spray

Preparation

Wash and dry cutlets, season with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 450\u00b0. Lightly spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.
In a large skillet, heat oil on medium-high heat.
Add garlicl when hot and saute a minute, or until golden.
Add zucchini, 1/4 cup Romano cheese, salt and pepper and saute about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool.
When cool, add mozzarella cheese and mix to combine.
Lay chicken cutlets down on a working surface and spread 3 tbsp of zucchini-cheese mixture on each cutlet.
Loosely roll each one and keep seam side down.
Combine breadcrumbs and grated cheese in one bowl; in a second bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, and pepper.
Dip chicken in lemon-oil mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down in a baking dish (no toothpicks needed). Repeat with the remaining chicken.
When finished, lightly spray with oil spray.
Bake 25 - 30 minutes. Serve immediately.