How to Make the Perfect Chicken Roll
A lot of people have never tried chicken rolls before, so if you are one of them, then you are missing out on one of the most delicious food dishes that can be made at home 🏠!
This dish is great to eat as an appetizer or as part of a main meal. Chicken rolls will not only impress your guests but they will leave them wanting more! So, follow these tips and instructions and learn how to make chicken rolls like a pro!
The Sauce
I'm a huge fan of marinara sauce, but in some cases I think it can be too spicy. So I added a little Italian seasoning and garlic powder to balance it out.
These herbs add depth of flavor and cut down on any sweetness that comes from tomato paste and wine. Be sure to cook your sauce down for at least 30 minutes, so that you eliminate all excess moisture.
The drier your sauce is, the more adhesive it will be for your chicken rolls. Once cooked, let your sauce cool before applying a thin layer over both sides of each chicken breast.
This way you'll get a more even coating and help keep everything together when you roll them up. Don't have time to make your own? Use a high-quality store-bought brand instead. Just make sure it's not loaded with sugar or fillers.
(I like Rao's Homemade Style Marinara.) You could also use pesto as an alternative if you prefer something less traditional. Just remember: Pesto isn't very thick, so you might need to double up on ingredients if using as a substitute for marinara. (And feel free to experiment with other sauces like blue cheese or buffalo sauce.)
The Crust
Sandwich shops and restaurants have made an art of creating a crisp, flaky crust with a meltingly tender interior. It’s a process known as lamination—in which two sheets of dough are pressed together, then flattened.
We used flour tortillas instead of sandwich bread because tortillas are thicker and sturdier than standard sandwich bread, which makes them easier to work with. For maximum flakiness, we stacked two layers of tortillas (one folded in half) and worked quickly so that no air pockets formed in between.
After buttering each layer lightly, we applied generous pressure with a rolling pin to flatten it evenly before adding another layer on top. You can also use a pastry roller if you don’t want to dirty up your rolling pin. As for technique, when folding your tortilla stack into thirds like a letter, make sure you fold firmly but gently; otherwise you risk tearing through all three layers at once.
If there is any tearing, patch it up by applying some water and pressing down firmly until it sticks back together again. When making our chicken roll, we were able to create four layers of dough per tortilla.
Since thin-crust pizza has become popular over recent years, we decided to take inspiration from it and bake our chicken roll on a pizza stone in order to give it a similar crispy bottom. This step isn't necessary though; you can simply bake your roll on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper instead.
To ensure that our filling didn't leak out during baking, we rolled out more dough scraps and cut out small rectangles that could be placed along the outer edge of our chicken roll after baking—creating an extra barrier against spillage while also giving us more surface area for further crisping up in order to achieve those sought-after crunchy bits around the edge.
Once baked, we removed our finished rolls from their parchment paper and slid them onto plates. A drizzle of sriracha mayo gives these rolls a spicy kick without overpowering other flavors or textures in the dish. And since traditional egg rolls are fried, you can feel good about eating these ones guilt-free!
The fillings🥧
Cook two 8-ounce packages of lean ground chicken in a pan. Season with onion powder, dried oregano, salt and pepper. Let cool. Shred into small pieces.
Add to a bowl and mix in 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons of Italian flat-leaf parsley and 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil. Refrigerate until ready to use. Mix in your favorite pasta sauce before you wrap up each roll. Soften 4 sheets of lasagna noodles according to package directions and cut them into thirds so they fit perfectly inside your rolls.
Lay one sheet on top of another (do not overlap) and spread about 1/3 cup filling onto one end (the end closest to you). Roll like a burrito and then tuck in ends for extra support. Place seam side down on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Repeat process until all filling is used.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until heated through. Remove foil and cook an additional 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve hot topped with Parmesan cheese if desired.
The Garnish
A good garnish will make your dish stand out and really make it look special. Good garnishes can be as simple as a sprig of rosemary, or something more elaborate like creamed spinach on a beef roulade.
Garnishes are also great tools for making different parts of a meal; For example, you could use one garnish for your salad and another for your entrée. This will help to give your guests variety with just one bite. You can even play with colour – combining red onion and orange segments in a salad will bring out flavours you didn’t know existed!
Be adventurous when you’re picking out garnishes - they’re not just there to look pretty! They add texture, flavour and interest to your plate.
This is an example of my creative writing for school projectsprojects . I am posting it here because I think it's a great example of how I can write on any topic.
These are paragraphs from my final project in a class called The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. It was a very difficult class and took me about two years to complete, but I learned so much about how to structure stories, which has helped me with all kinds of writing since then. Here are some examples from that class:
This is another paragraph from my final project in The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers.
It was written based off one of Joseph Campbell's quotes: The hero journeys forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won.
The hero comes back from his mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. One reason I like it so much is because it uses so many different examples that fit that description, even if they aren't always mentioned specifically (for example, Harry Potter being a way for JK Rowling to deal with her grief over her mother's death).
In other words, you can use different kinds of writing techniques when writing creative nonfiction . I hope you enjoyed reading these samples!
