The best recipes for chicken rolls. Try a traditional delicacy, a little unconventional

Chicken rolls or chicken pockets are an easy way to make a delicious lunch that will have everyone drooling over it for a week!

The procedures are simple and intuitive, so even a novice cook will not get lost in them.

You can fill chicken rolls with whatever ingredients you like best, and that’s the magic of them!

Chicken rolls baked in the oven

A slightly healthier version of the recipe for stuffed chicken pockets, without unnecessary frying in oil. Stuff the chicken breast with your favorite ingredients and enjoy!

What will we need

• 50 dkg of chicken meat
• 20 dkg of ham
• 15 dkg of thick stewed spinach, salted and seasoned
• 2 boiled eggs
• salt
• grinded pepper
• 5 dkg of butter
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• beef broth

Method

1. We make a sheet of chicken meat, cover it with ham, put stewed spinach on it and finally boiled peeled eggs, with which we cut the tip so that it holds well behind.
2. We salt everything, pepper it, roll it up and tie the roll carefully with thread.
3. Place the meat prepared in this way in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.
4. Then, basting occasionally, bake until soft.

Chicken pocket with cheese and ham

We usually have both cheese and ham available in the fridge, and preparing this recipe for stuffed chicken breast is therefore not at all complicated.

What will we need

• approx. 600 g boneless chicken breast
• 120 g of stewed ham
• 100 g of cheese – preferably smoked
• oil
• approx. 1 dl mild ketchup
• salt

Method

1. Pound the chicken breast.
2. Then we salt them on both sides.
3. Place a slice of ham and smoked cheese on each chicken breast.
4. We wrap the breasts and pierce them with a meat needle.
5. Brush with oil and put in a baking dish.
6. Bake for about 30 minutes.
7. Served with variously prepared potatoes.

Chicken pocket with spinach and cheese

If you want to fill the chicken pocket with vegetables, then spinach is perfect. We can supplement it with cream and sun-dried tomatoes.

What will we need

• 4 chicken breasts
• 200 g of hard cheese
• 1 cup of sweet cream
• 1 cup of sour cream
• spinach – preferably fresh
• dried tomatoes
• salt
• pepper
• garlic
• butter

Method

1. First, we prepare the filling mixture. Fry the washed spinach briefly in a pan.
2. Add dried tomatoes, finely chopped garlic and sour cream.
3. Rinse the chicken breasts and cut a pocket in them.
4. Place the prepared spinach filling in the pocket.
5. Salt and pepper the meat.
6. Heat the fat in a pan and fry the chicken pockets in it.
7. Then we rearrange them in a baking dish, sprinkle with grated hard cheese and cover with sweet cream.
8. Bake until soft and golden.

Stuffed chicken breast pocket

Blue cheese is spicy on its own. It is therefore not surprising that it also adds excellent flavor to stuffed chicken breasts.

What will we need

• 4 chicken breasts
• 100 g of Niva cheese
• hot ketchup
• sweet ground paprika
• onion
• salt
• pepper
• water

Method

1. Wash the chicken breast and cut a pocket with a sharp knife.
2. We put a slice of floodplain into it.
3. Then salt and pepper the chicken breast and sprinkle with sweet ground paprika.
4. Heat the oil in a pan and put the chicken pockets on it.
5. Add chopped onion.
6. Add a little water, simmer for a while until the water evaporates and the chicken is soft.
7. As a side dish, American potatoes go well with this dish.

Chicken rolls with bacon, cheese and nuts

This stuffed chicken pocket recipe is best when you top each roll with a slice of cheddar cheese. When you take the baking pan out of the oven, it looks beautiful, it’s the perfect finishing touch to the dish.

What will we need

• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 4-8 slices of bacon
• 4-8 slices of cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon onion powder (or other favorite seasoning such as smoked paprika, garlic powder, barbecue seasoning, thyme)
• handful of walnuts (chopped)
• sea salt
• pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Cut the chicken breast into thin slices.
3. Sprinkle onion powder evenly over each chicken breast.
4. Place 1-2 slices of bacon on top of each chicken breast, depending on the size of the breast.
5. Place 1 slice of cheese on top of each chicken breast and sprinkle with some chopped nuts.
6. Roll the chicken breasts into tight rolls.
7. Place the rolls in a glass or ceramic baking dish “seam” down.
8. Place 1/2-1 slice of cheddar on top of each chicken breast roll.
9. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes or until the juices run clear from the breasts.
10. Remove from the oven, let rest for 5 minutes and serve.

What to fill chicken rolls and chicken pockets with?

• Cream/cream cheese (use as a base layer)
• Different types of pesto
• Grated/ slices of hard cheese (cheddar, Eidam, Feta)
• Mushroom cheese (Gorgonzola, Roquefort)
• Green asparagus
• Hard boiled egg
• Spring onion
• Carrot
• Broccoli
• Pineapple, peach (for a sweet version)