Pesto Chicken Roll-Ups

**Pesto Ingredients:**

• ½ cup pine nuts
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 5 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 ½ cups olive oil
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

**Remaining Ingredients:**

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 4 pieces thinly sliced chicken cutlets
• 4 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced and cubed
• 1 ½ cups La Famiglia DelGrosso Uncle Joe’s Vodka Celebration Sauce
• salt, pepper, and granulated garlic to taste

1. Place pine nuts and garlic in a food processor. Process for 15 seconds.
2. Add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper.
3. With the processor running, slowly add the olive oil through the top and process until the pesto is smooth.
4. Add the Parmesan cheese and process for 30 seconds.
5. Pour 1/3 cup of pesto into a small bowl and set aside for roll ups. Cover remaining pesto and store in refrigerator for up to one week.
6. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Place the thinly sliced chicken cutlets on a cutting board and cover with plastic wrap.
8. Using a meat tenderizer, pound the chicken until the cutlets are approximately 1/8 inch thick.
9. Uncover the chicken and season with salt, pepper, and granulated garlic.
10. Evenly spoon the pesto on each cutlet, then top with cubed mozzarella.
11. Roll each cutlet up and insert two toothpicks into each piece to hold the roll ups together.
12. Heat oil in large skillet and brown chicken on all sides.
13. Pour ½ cup of vodka sauce into the bottom of a baking dish.
14. Place four chicken roll ups over the sauce and pour remaining sauce over the chicken.
15. Cover and bake for 25 minutes.
16. Remove toothpicks, and serve over your favorite pasta or side dish.

• Leftover pesto can be used as a sauce for pasta, poured over fish, as a topping for pizza, or mixed with Greek yogurt for a great dip!