Chicken Asparagus Roll-ups

Chicken breast, asparagus, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, provolone cheese....just yummy!

Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 lemon, juiced and zested
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
16 spears fresh asparagus, trimmed
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
4 slices provolone cheese
1 cup fresh bread crumbs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Grease a baking dish. In a bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, tarragon, salt and pepper until the mixture is well combined. Set aside.
2. Cook asparagus in the water until bright green and just tender, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Set the asparagus spears aside. 
3. Place a chicken breast between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken breast with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Repeat with the rest of the chicken breasts.
4. Place 1 slice of provolone on each chicken breast, and top the cheese with 4 asparagus spears per breast. Roll the chicken breasts around the asparagus and cheese, making a tidy package.
5. Place, seam sides down, in the prepared baking dish. With a pastry brush, apply a coating of the mayonnaise mixture to each chicken breast, and sprinkle each with bread crumbs, pressing the crumbs into the chicken to make a coating.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until the crumbs are browned and the chicken juices run clear, about 25 minutes.