Chicken Toulouse Roulade Recipes

CHICKEN TOULOUSE ROULADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
• Cover a (rolled out) chicken thigh with a couple of pieces of cling film and clobber until flattened / slightly larger surface area (until the width of the chicken is about the same as the length of the sausage).
• Take a rasher/slice of bacon/pancetta and lay out on a copping board - if using streaky bacon you may need to run the back of a knife across it to make it wider and longer. Or you may need to use 2 rashers per thigh, depending on the product.
• Lay a boned thigh on the bacon (outside to the bacon, where the bone was, facing up).
• Spread 1/6 of the pate into the centre half of the thigh.
• Place a sausage across the pate and roll up tightly, ensuring that the bacon ends overlap each other over the 'join'. (You may need to secure with toothpicks).
• Repeat for the other 5 thighs.
• Place roulades on a tray/oven-proof dish and bake for 20-30 minutes or until browned and juices run clear.
• Remove from the oven and leave to stand for 5-10 minutes.
• Slice each roulade into 1cm thick slices and serve.

CHICKEN ROULADE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. Place parsley, thyme, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in a food processor. Process until finely chopped. Coat a small saute pan with cooking spray. Heat the pan to medium; saute garlic and broccoli rabe, until garlic is translucent and broccoli rabe has wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Add to food processor, and pulse to combine. Add the ricotta; process until combined. Set aside.
• Place one of the chicken breasts between two layers of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, pound evenly until the breast is a scant 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with the remaining breasts. Spread 3 to 4 tablespoons of filling in an even layer on each breast. Roll up the breasts, and secure rolls with a wooden skewer or toothpick.
• Coat a large skillet with a heatproof handle with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat. Place chicken breasts in the skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until golden on all sides, about 3 minutes total. Place skillet in oven, and cook until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees, about 13 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet, and set aside. Place skillet on top of stove over medium-high heat; add wine, and reduce liquid by half, about 1 minute, scraping skillet with a wooden spoon to dislodge any cooked-on bits. Strain liquid into a small pitcher. Cut rolled chicken crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces. Serve warm with reserved sauce.