Chicken Rolls Ups with Smoked Mozzarella & Bacon

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter

  * melted
• 1 pound thin cut chicken breasts
• 4 slices bacon

  * cooked and crumbled
• 8 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese

  * shredded
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup marinara sauce

  * I use Rao's
• fresh basil

  * cut into ribbons, optional garnish

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2 Coat the bottom of a medium casserole dish with the melted butter.
• 3 Pound the chicken breast flat, if needed.
• 4 Divide half of the mozzarella and all of the bacon between the chicken breasts.
• 5 Roll each chicken breast up and place it in the casserole dish, seam side down.
• 6 Season with the salt and pepper and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken
  is fully cooked through and no longer pink.
• 7 Remove the casserole dish from the oven and top the chicken with the marinara
  sauce and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• 8 Bake an additional 3-5 minutes to heat the sauce and melt the cheese.
• 9 Remove from the oven and top with the fresh basil, if desired.

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