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Preheat the oven to 325F.
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Sprinkle a little water in food storage bags.
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Place 1 chicken breast in each bag, and seal it up, pushing out excess air.
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Using a mallet or a small, heavy pot or pan, pound each breast until flat and just shy of busting out of the bag.
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Wring the spinach dry in a kitchen towel.
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Separate it and add it to a bowl.
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Add the goat cheese and the lemon zest, season with salt and pepper, and mix until combined.
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Lay the 4 pounded chicken breasts out on a cutting board.
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Season them with salt and pepper.
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Place one fourth of the spinachgoat cheese filling on each breast, along one long edge of the cutlet.
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Roll the chicken breast to enclose the filling, creating a cigar shape, and secure with toothpicks.
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Season the outside of the chicken with salt and pepper and then dredge in the sesame seeds and flour.
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Preheat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of the EVOO.
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Shake the excess flour from the chicken and then add to the hot skillet and saute on all sides for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown all over.
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Transfer to a rimmed cookie sheet and place in the oven to finish cooking through, another 5 to 7 minutes, until the juices run clear.
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Place the skillet back over medium-high heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO, and add the garlic, onions, thyme, red pepper flakes, and some salt.
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Cook for about 3 minutes, then sprinkle the mixture with 1 tablespoon flour and continue to cook for about 1 minute.
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Whisk in the chicken stock and thicken the sauce, 3 to 4 minutes.
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Finish the sauce with the lemon juice, the parsley, and the diced roasted peppers.
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Ladle some sauce onto each dinner plate.
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Slice the chicken rolls on an angle, and serve atop the sauce.
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Use this method of pounding chicken portions in plastic storage bags to store the meat as well.
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You can transfer the food bags to the freezer and have single-portion servings of chicken cutlets for quick defrosting, anytime.
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Its a great way to take full advantage of a terrific sale on chicken.
