Name: Chicken Roulade with Cherry-Almond Risotto
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 5-6 servings
Ingredients: 1 (10 ounce) jar oil-packed sun dried tomatoes (chopped); 4 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese; 4 boneless chicken breasts; 1/2 cup cream cheese (cut into 1 inch cubes); 1 cup baby spinach leaves; 1/2 cup breadcrumbs; 1 1/2 cup Arborio Rice; 3 cups Chicken Broth; 1 1/2 tbsp Butter (divided); 1/2 cup slivered almonds; 1 pc White Onion (chopped); 1/2 cup white wine; 1/2 cup dried cherries (chopped); 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup chopped parsley for garnish

Chicken Roulade with Cherry-Almond Risotto

Course

Main Course, Main Dish

Prep Time

8 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

5-6 servings

Ingredients

For the chicken

1 (10 ounce) jar oil-packed sun dried tomatoes chopped
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
4 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup cream cheese cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup breadcrumbs

For the risotto

1 1/2 cup Arborio Rice
3 cups Chicken Broth
1 1/2 tbsp Butter divided
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1 pc White Onion chopped
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup dried cherries chopped
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

Combine dried tomatoes, parmesan, and garlic. Pound in a mortar and pestle, or use a food processor to form a chunky paste. Season with salt and pepper. Add more oil from the jar if necessary.
Place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound until thin. Lie chicken breasts smooth side down and spread each evenly with sun-dried tomato paste. Place squares of cream cheese over tomato paste and cover with spinach leaves. Starting at a short end, tightly roll up chicken. Brush each with more reserved oil, roll in panko and place the seam side down.
Press saute on the IP and brown all sides of the breasts. Take out of the inner pot and place in the heatsafe pan.
Make the risotto: Melt butter in the inner pot. Add onion and cook until soft. Saute in the cherries. Add rice and almonds and stir until toasted. Deglaze pot with wine. Cook until most of the wine is absorbed, then turn Sauté function off. Add the chicken broth.
Place the trivet with the pan of chicken. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release. The floating pin may drop after 7 minutes, but leave the stuffed chicken breasts inside for full 10 minutes. Open the lid carefully.
Carefully remove trivet with the pan.Stir in the parmesan cheese in the risotto.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot.

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