Parmesan Chicken Bundles

You know what I wish?
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I wish when I made dinner, it came out looking as pretty as the pictures in the recipe books.

I know that most food pictures in magazines and in recipe books are plastic or foam re-creations, and that's why they look so good. But there are some real honest-to-goodness chef people out there that take amazing pictures of food...like Smitten Kitchen, or Pioneer Woman, or Bakerella.

My food never looks that good.

Luckily, I have this awesome motto...Ugly Food Tastes Best. I even saw once that Smitten Kitchen blogged the same thing, which makes me feel a bit better.

Anyway - please forgive my unattractive pictures of food. At least you know it's real, and not cardboard and foam.

And therefore...it actually tastes good!

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I didn't double this recipe, as it makes 6 servings, and that's all that is eating home tonight. I served it with a garden salad and store-bought garlic bread.

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Ta-Da!!

Chicken Parmesan Bundles

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1 pkg (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

1-1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

6 TBS grated Parmesan cheese

6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded into 1/4-inch thickness

1 egg

A sleeve of Ritz crackers, crushed

1-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, heated

1. Preheat oven to 375. Mix cream cheese, spinach, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and 3 TBS of the Parmesan cheese until well-blended; spread evenly onto chicken breasts. Starting at one of the short ends of each breast, roll up chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks, if desired. Set aside.

2. Beat egg in a shallow bowl or pie plate. Mix remaining 3 TBS Parmesan cheese and the cracker crumbs in a separate shallow bowl or plate. Dip chicken bundles in egg, then roll in crumb mixture. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with Pam.

(trick: I spray Pam ON my chicken bundles to help hold the cracker crumbs in place and aid in the browning process)

3. Bake 30-40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove and discard toothpicks, if using. Serve topped with the spaghetti sauce and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

Courtesy http://www.kraftfoods.com/