Filled rolls are a favorite snack of many. They are not only tasty and satisfying, but also quite easy to prepare, requiring low costs of products, effort and time. Today, let's look at a classic recipe for making chicken rolls in bacon, as well as several original recipes. In the end, we will please the housewives with a few tips and tricks in cooking.
Classic Roll Recipe: Ingredients
To prepare chicken rolls with bacon, you will need to take the following ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 4 halves;
- bacon - 4 pcs.;
- cream cheese - 6 tablespoons;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- greens (cilantro, dill or parsley to taste);
- salt and ground pepper;
- optionally red bell pepper.
The main ingredients of the dish are chicken, bacon and cheese, so you should pay more attention to the quality and freshness of these products. The indicated proportions are enough to prepare four servings of chicken rolls with bacon.
Before you start cooking, check the following items: toothpicks, baking dish, cling film, kitchen hammer.
Cooking process
First of all, thoroughly rinse the fillet under running water and then dry it (use kitchen towels for this). Next, lay the fillet previously cut lengthwise into portioned slices (you should get 4 slices from each half) on a cutting board. Cover with cling film and gently beat off with a hammer. Do not overdo it, you just need to reduce the thickness of the chicken by 1 cm.
Next, let's get garlic. First of all, the cloves should be peeled and the ends cut off. Next, grind using a special press (garlic). We also thoroughly rinse the prepared greens. Finely chop with a sharp knife. Cut the pod of bell pepper into strips and chop them into cubes. Next, divide the garlic, pepper and herbs into 4 equal parts.
We pick up a tablespoon of cheese and grease each individual piece of chicken fillet with it: for 1 piece - 1 tablespoon. Next, sprinkle with a mixture of herbs, bell pepper and garlic. You can also add a small amount of ground pepper. Now you need to carefully wrap the chicken fillet in a roll. Better to start from a narrower edge. After the roll is wrapped, wrap it with a layer of bacon. To prevent the roll from turning, we fasten it with a toothpick. We do all the same actions with other pieces of chicken.
All the finished chicken rolls with bacon and cheese are laid out neatly in a baking dish. We bring the temperature in the oven to 200 degrees and cook the rolls for about 35 minutes. In the last 5 minutes, increase the oven temperature to 210 degrees and open the oven door. Thus, the bacon will get a golden crust.
Chicken fillet rolls recipe in bacon with peach
To prepare rolls according to the recipe in question, you will need to prepare the following ingredients:
- fillet - 4 pcs.;
- parsley - 4 tbsp. l .;
- bacon - 8 slices;
- peach - half the fruit;
- spices to taste.
Chicken rolls with bacon in the oven should be cooked no more than 25 minutes so that the meat does not become too hard. Slices of meat should be lightly incised and chopped parsley and a thin slice of peach in them. The filling should be hidden by a second layer of chicken. After we turn off the chicken fillet with slices of bacon and fix with toothpicks. We spread the obtained rolls on a baking sheet covered with parchment and put in the oven for 20-25 minutes. The oven must be preheated to 200 degrees.
Mushroom rolls
Consider the original recipe for chicken rolls with bacon and mushrooms. The following ingredients will be required for cooking:
- chicken breast - 4 pcs.;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- mushrooms (champignons or any other to taste) - 250 g;
- bacon - 4 slices;
- hard cheese - 200 g;
- lemon - ½ fruit;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- spices to taste.
The total cooking time is about 90 minutes. The first step is to chop the mushrooms, chop the onion and chop the garlic. Mix everything and fry in a pan with the addition of olive oil. To taste, you can add a small amount of salt and ground pepper.
Next, you need to cook the chicken marinade. To do this, mix lemon juice, ground pepper, salt, ginger and turmeric. We spread the chicken in the resulting mixture. Pickle should be at least an hour. You can leave it at night, if time permits.
Grate hard cheese on a coarse grater. Add it to the finished mushrooms. We spread the pickled chicken meat on a board, add the filling to the center and turn it into a roll. Wrap a slice of bacon on top. Depending on the thickness of the bacon, one or two slices are left for one roll. If the rolls do not hold their shape, stab them with a toothpick. Rolls are placed in a baking sheet and put in a preheated oven for 30-40 minutes.
Original recipe with prunes
Chicken breast rolls with bacon can also be cooked with prunes. You will need the following ingredients:
- chicken breast - 500 g;
- bacon - 8 slices (200 g);
- walnuts - 50 g;
- prunes - 100 g;
- nonfat milk - 100 ml;
- loaf - 2 slices;
- spices to taste.
This amount of food is indicated for preparing 8 servings. Pass the chicken breast through a meat grinder. Next, soak the bread in milk and also pass through a meat grinder, then mix with meat and add spices to taste. A great option is nutmeg.
At the same time, pour the fruits of prunes with water, let it brew for a couple of minutes. Water should be moderately hot, this is important. After drying the fruits, finely chop and mix with chopped nuts.
We lay the strips of bacon on a cutting board. Using a tablespoon, we collect the minced meat and form a flat cake with our hands. In the middle of the obtained cakes we put a stuffing of prunes with nuts and with carefully wet hands we form an oval-shaped roll. The resulting roll should be wrapped with a strip of bacon. Fry lightly in a frying pan on both sides and put in a form lined with foil. Bake rolls at a temperature of 180 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. Chicken rolls with bacon and prunes ready to serve!
Cook in a pan
The dish in question can be prepared not only in the oven, but also in a standard pan. In general, the formation of rolls is no different from the options proposed above.
When frying, add a sufficiently large amount of oil so that the meat does not turn out to be dry. Fry until golden brown on bacon. In general, frying takes no more than 10 minutes over medium heat.
Serving dishes
When the rolls are fully prepared, let them cool for about 5 minutes. When serving, carefully remove the toothpicks and put the rolls on the dish, you can add a side dish to taste. For example, chicken rolls with bacon are perfectly combined with various vegetable salads, as well as with rice and mashed potatoes.
Cooking Tips
- When preparing the filling, you can experiment and add fried onions, as well as bell pepper and fresh cucumbers.
- You can get a radically different taste of rolls by slightly changing the composition of the filling, replacing, for example, garlic with pineapples. From a rather spicy dish, rolls turn into sweetish.
- Some housewives and chefs of restaurants prefer to add thyme and basil to the filling of rolls.
It is worth noting that thanks to the bacon, the rolls are quite high-calorie, so this dish is best served at lunch. Please note that the ingredients for the filling can be chosen according to your preference and not be afraid to experiment. Enjoy your meal!