Not Deli Ham, but Prosciutto. And not Swiss, Gruyere. All good!
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts skinless and boneless
8 thin slices prosciutto di Parma Note: Small chicken breasts need just one slice of prosciutto each, so 4 not 8.
6 oz. Gruyere, coarsely grated
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup panko bread crumbs – may try Italian seasoned Panko next time
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 clove garlic, peeled and pressed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs
Extra-virgin olive oil
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lay a chicken breast between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, gently pound the chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Remove the top sheet of plastic and lay 2 slices of prosciutto neatly over the top to cover the breast and sprinkle a quarter of the cheese over the prosciutto. Tuck in the sides of the breast and roll up tight like a jellyroll inside the plastic wrap. Squeeze the log gently to seal and twist both ends tight to form a nice log (roulade). Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Season the flour with salt and pepper and put in a shallow bowl.
- Mix the bread crumbs with thyme, garlic and kosher salt, pepper, and melted butter, and put in a shallow bowl.
- Beat the eggs and season (so the flour, the eggs and the crumbs are all seasoned), and put in a shallow bowl.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the chicken. Lightly dust the chicken with flour, dip in the egg mixture, then gently coat in the bread crumbs.
- Lightly coat a glass baking dish with olive oil and carefully transfer the roulades onto it. Bake for 25 minutes until browned and cooked through. Note: Small breasts will cook in 25 minutes; large breasts will take up to 40. Use a thermometer and or do a test slice or two.
- Cut into pinwheels and serve.