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fresh/stuffed - Chicken RollUps w/Mozzarella + Pasta

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fresh/stuffed - Chicken RollUps w/Mozzarella + Pasta

1/4 cup onion -- chopped
4 teaspoons Olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
4 Mozzarella cheese slices
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano -- crushed
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup dry sherry or chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
2 Tablespoons Romano cheese -- grated
4 teaspoons butter
hot cooked fettuccine pasta -- optional
fresh oregano sprigs -- optional

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease a 12 x 7 x 2 inch baking dish with some oil; set aside.
Cook onion in 1 teaspoon of the oil for 3-5 minutes or until tender.
Rinse chicken; pat dry.
Place each breast half between pieces of plastic wrap.
Pound into a 1/8 inch thick rectangle. Remove wrap.
Brush tops of chicken breasts with remaining 3 tsps. of oil.
On the side of each breast half that had the bone on it, place a
slice of cheese and 1/4 of the cooked onion.
In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, oregano and pepper.
Sprinkle evenly over chicken breast halves.
Fold in sides and bottom of chicken breast halves; roll up,
jelly-roll style, pressing edges to seal.
Coat each roll with breadcrumbs.
Place in baking dish.
Pour sherry or chicken broth around the rollups.
Sprinkle with onion salt and Romano.
Place 1 teaspoon of butter on each roll.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until no longer pink.
Serve with pasta and garnish with oregano, if desired.