Easy Kid-Friendly Baked Chicken and Cheese Roulade

This Chicken Roulade recipe is tasty, perfectly textured, and downright impressive. It’ll make a chicken connoisseur even out of the most novice chefs. Get ready to wow your friends and family!

A chicken roulade is ground chicken rolled in a pastry. For this recipe, however, I’ve used ground chicken as the filling and baked shredded cheese as the “wrap.” You spread the chicken mixture onto the “sheet” of cheese and carefully roll it into a log. Bake, slice, and serve.

The ingredients in this roll are super easy to find at home or at the grocery store. There’s only a handful! It’s one of the best kid-friendly recipes to make, doubling as a great appetizer or side. 

Key Ingredients: 

For the chicken layer, you’ll need chicken thighs, eggs, salt, and pepper. You could add more spices if you’d like. Rosemary, oregano, or garlic powder are very flavorful additions.

The layer of cheese consists of mixed shredded cheese, mayonnaise, and eggs. That gets combined and baked for an extra special texture.

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

How to make a Baked Chicken and Cheese Roulade:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2: In a large bowl, mix shredded cheese, mayonnaise, and eggs.

Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine the ground chicken, mayonnaise, eggs, salt, and black pepper. Set aside.

Step 4: Lay out aluminum foil onto a baking sheet. Spray well with cooking oil so the cheese doesn’t stick. Spread the cheese mix onto the foil. Bake the cheese for 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Step 5: After the cheese has been baked, turn the oven sheet upside-down onto parchment paper. Peel off the foil paper.

Step 6: Spread the chicken mix on top of the baked cheese.

Step 7: Roll the layers the long way into a roll. Cover with foil. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Step 8: Remove from oven. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing.

Expert Tips:

• This recipe is super versatile! Add red pepper, garlic powder, or other spices for heat. Mix scallions and other veggies into the ground meat to add nutrition!
• Flatten the meat layer with a meat tenderizer so that it cooks evenly over the cheese layer. 
• Serve this chicken roll with a side of marinara sauce, garlic aioli, or barbecue sauce to balance the flavors!
• To make the layers smooth, cover them with plastic wrap, put a cutting board on top, and press down. Remove the cutting board before baking.

FAQs:

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