Recipe: Delicious Tomato & Basil Chicken Roll Ups

Tomato & Basil Chicken Roll Ups. The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species originated in western South America and Central America. The Nahuatl word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word tomate, from which the English word tomato derived.

They are easily grown in gardens, greenhouses or containers, and are appreciated by children and adults alike. A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in fact a fruit, but their affinity for other savoury ingredients means that they are usually classed as a vegetable. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a fruit from the nightshade family native to South America. You can have Tomato & Basil Chicken Roll Ups using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tomato & Basil Chicken Roll Ups

1. It's 4 of large chicken breasts, fileted in half.
2. It's 16-20 of fresh basil leaves.
3. You need 2-3 of large roma tomatoes, sliced.
4. Prepare 1 carton of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread, Garden Vegetable.
5. Prepare of AND: 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
6. You need of OR: 1 container crumbled goat cheese or feta.
7. Prepare of Seasonings: pepper, garlic powder, Mrs. Dash Onion & Herb, parsley.

Despite botanically being a fruit, it's generally eaten and prepared like a vegetable. The fruit is a familiar food, but the fruit, leaf, and vine are also sometimes used to make medicine. Some people use tomato for high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, cancer, and. Tomatoes are a very healthy fruit, high in the compound Lycopene which has antioxidant properties.

Tomato & Basil Chicken Roll Ups step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pound out chicken filets to make thin and even..
2. For cream cheese version: top each piece of chicken with 2 or 3 basil leaves, couple tomato slices and a few dollops of the cream cheese. Season with seasonings of choice..
3. For goat/feta cheese version: top each piece of chicken with 2 or 3 basil leaves, couple slices of tomato and generous cheese crumbles. Season with seasonings of choice..
4. Roll each up carefully and place seam side down ona parchment paper lined baking sheet. Top each with a little more of the seasonings..
5. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. I ran a knife through the top of the thickest roll up to check if it was done; juice will run clear..
6. Top with remaining cream cheese spread and mozzarella or remaining goat/feta cheese. Both options are shown here..
7. Place back in oven on top rack for 10 more minutes or until cheese has melted..
8. Enjoy!.

Lycopene is more readily dissolved in fats than water so it is recommended to serve your tomatoes with a small amount of olive oil dressing. Tomatoes are warm-weather vegetables and sun worshippers! In southern regions, light afternoon shade (natural or applied, e.g., row covers) will help tomatoes to survive and thrive. How Long Does It Take to Grow a Tomato? Tomato is a small, lean, open source alternative firmware for Broadcom-based routers.