Old-World Greek Chicken Roulades

Dinner today was really really good. Dont mean to toot my own horn but *TOOT*!

I took some before pictures as well as after pictures, so enjoy those.

The recipe came from Cuisine At Home. I stuck to it except i didnt add olives (HATE).

Greek Chicken Roulades with white-wine reduction

Here are the ingredients:

• 12 pitted kalamata olives, divided
• 3 tbsp fresh bread crumbs
• 3 tbsp minced oil-packed sun dried tomatoes
• 1 tbsp minced lemon zest
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/4 dry white wine
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp cornstarch

Preparation:

Dice 6 olives; set aside. Process remaining 6 olives, bread crumbs, tomatoes, zest, garlic and oregano in a food processor until minced.

Using a meat mallet, pound chicken between plastic wrap to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Spread olive-tomato filling on chicken. Roll chicken; secure with toothpicks.

Sauté roulades in oil in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, 4 minutes. Remove roulades to a plate. Add onion to skillet; sauté 2 minutes. Add wine; cook until liquid is reduced by half, 1-2 minutes. Add broth. Bring mixture to a boil; add diced olives and roulades.

Cover skillet; reduce heat. Simmer roulades for 10 minutes; remove roulades to a plate. Whisk together cornstarch and lemon juice; stir into sauce in skillet. Simmer 1 minute. Slice roulades; serve with sauce.

Now the recipe also said it could be made with Creamy Orzo with feta & sun-dried tomatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup of dry orzo pasta
• 2 tbsp minced oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese
• 1/8 tsp each salt and black pepper

Preparation:

Bring broth to a boil in a small saucepan; stir in orzo. Return liquid to a boil. Cook orzo, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is absorbed, 9 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.

Stir tomatoes and feta into orzo, mixing until feta melts slightly. Season orzo mixture with salt and pepper. Serve with Chicken Roulades.

My mom, who isnt too crazy about feta cheese, loved the orzo because the cheese was more of just a salty element as a pose to a salty piece of cheese.

Bobby (my boyfriend aka my favorite taste tester), liked it alot also. He liked the orzo, but he likes alot of feta so MORE feta for him next time.

I thought the chicken couldve maybe been seasoned on the outside with some sort of rub or seasoning, nothing over powering.

My dad, well? My dad loves everything i make :)

So all in all my first day and first recipe and blog worked out pretty well and came out very tasty.

See you tomorrow for dinner!