Keep Rollin’

Did anyone notice that today is Thursday? Yeah, I thought so It means tomorrow is Friday, and then a long weekend! Excellent! I have a busy weekend ahead, with lots to look forward to, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves, shall we?

Today was a great day! The sun was shining, it was warm out, the students behaved well (for the most part) and I burned 684 calories at Jazzercise! I wasn’t going to go, mostly because it’s so nice out and I wanted to walk, but I sucked it up and went. I’m glad I did, because I feel a lot better now!

I had a revelation about dinner during class, and I was hoping that my idea would work out as well as it did in my head. What sparked the idea? My friend Mindy’s rolled up workout mat. Intrigued? I thought so. Dinner tonight was

Cheesy Spinach Chicken Roll-Ups

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts

1/2 c. finely shredded low fat cheddar cheese

3 cups fresh baby spinach

garlic powder

panko bread crumbs to coat each piece

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 375*. Trim each chicken breast, and pound between 2 pieces of plastic wrap until each piece is about 1/4” thick. In the center of each piece, sprinkle some garlic powder, then about 2 Tbsp. of cheese, and spinach (about 1/2 c.). Roll tightly and secure with a toothpick or skewer. Roll each piece in panko, and place in a hot, oven-safe skillet. Cook a few minutes and then transfer chicken to oven. Bake until cooked through, about 25 minutes. Broil about 2 minutes to brown the top. Serve and enjoy!

I cut mine in half so you could see the cool spiral action going on there. I’m quite proud of how cool these came out, and they tasted amazing! I’m glad I didn’t try to “spice” these up too much; just the little bit of garlic powder in each one sufficed. I made some pan-“fried” potatoes to go along with the chicken, and it was a great meal. I’m looking forward to munching on some Turtle Mountain coconut milk ice cream in my new favorite flavor: cookie dough!

But first: I must shower. The curse of working out after work is that by the time I get home from Jazzercise, I’m FREAKING HUNGRY! I generally ignore my stank for a couple hours, cook dinner and eat. Sometimes I get too tired after cooking to even shower after cooking, so I put it off until the morning. I know. Gross.

Tomorrow is the REALLY COOL THING!!! I won’t make you wait very long, at all. The post will be going up at about 6:30 a.m. CDT, so it’s not even 12 hours! Trust me, it’s worth the wait.

Have a wonderful night, and I’ll “see” you all in the morning!

Tagged as: chicken, simple recipe, vegetables