Looks fancy, but it’s easy to make

Don’t be intimidated by this rolled chicken breast

A rolled chicken breast may look la-di-da fancy, but it’s really super-easy to pull off with a tiny bit of patience. And this particular version rewards you with bacon and melted cheese.

I feel like I can do a lot of things if there is bacon and melted cheese involved.

Here’s the scoop: You lay out a thinly sliced chicken cutlet. You layer some things on top. You roll it up. You wrap it with a piece of bacon. You skewer it with a toothpick. You cook it.

Then you have Bacon, Sage and Provolone Chicken Rolls.

The sauce is so easy it shouldn’t even be called a sauce — it’s just the addition of garlic, Marsala wine and broth to the pan you cooked the chicken in. Marsala is a fortified wine, usually with a bit of sweetness, and an open bottle can last for months.

Thinly sliced chicken breast cutlets are readily available, but if they aren’t at your market, just place regular chicken breasts (4 breasts of 4 or 5 ounces each will do) between two pieces of wax or parchment paper and gently pound them with a meat mallet (if you have one) or a rolling pin or a bottle of wine, until they are uniformly thin, about ?-inch-thick all over. They will be quite large at this point, so cut them in half before proceeding. That will give you eight pieces.

Nubby little noodles like tubetti are nice with this.

Look at you, all la-di-da with your beautiful rolled chicken breasts. Rolled chicken breasts may look fancy but they’re easy to make with a bit of patience. Lay the chicken breasts on the work space and season them lightly with salt and pepper. Place a piece of provolone on each cutlet (trim it so it doesn’t extend over the edges of the chicken), and a sage leaf if desired. Roll up each breast, and then wrap a slice of bacon around the middle, trimming the bacon so that the ends just overlap to seal the rolls (extra bits can be crisped on their own and eaten). Skewer each roll with a toothpick to keep it closed.

Heat a large, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon-wrapped chicken and brown on all sides, turning the rolls with tongs so they hold their shape, about 8 minutes in all.

Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until the rolls are cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. A little cheese will probably melt out; that’s OK. Transfer the Serve the hot chicken rolls with the sauce, either spooned over them or passed at the table.

TODD COLEMAN VIA AP workspace — it’s easier to roll up all of the chicken breasts at the same time, assembly-line fashion; you may want to line the counter space with wax or parchment paper (or use a huge cutting board). chicken to a serving dish, remove the toothpicks,...