Chicken Roulade Stuffed with Ham, Cheese, and Peppers

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

This roulade, which by the way is just another word for a roll, is devilishly good.

There are countless variations of chicken roulades, in fact. They can be stuffed with basically anything you can imagine. Well, not anything maybe (chocolate chicken roulade might be a little too funky, I guess), but still there are many ingredients that just work perfectly in that lovely rolled up wonder.

Spinach, bacon, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, shallots – these are just some of the ideas, and the list goes on.

 

What I love about chicken roulades is how cute they look. This is one of those dinners that will elicit a lot of oohs and wows.

And you know what?

They really are easy to make!

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step picturesHere’s what we need.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

1. First, preheat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C).

2. Place the chicken breast into a Ziploc bag (or between two sheets of plastic wrap).

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

3. Beat the chicken breast with a meat mallet until about 1/8 inch (3 mm) thin.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

This is the ham I had on hand.

It’s beyond yummy!

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

4. Place two slices of ham lengthwise along middle of the breast.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

5. Then place two thin slices of the cheese over the ham.

I use Edam cheese in this recipe. You can, of course, use any kind you like.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

Blue cheese.

My true love.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

6. Now divide the blue cheese into three equal parts and arrange one third crosswise at the near end of the breast.

We are starting to create the center of our roulade here.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

These are red peppers.

I had some pickled ones in my fridge.

Yum!

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

7. If you are using fresh red pepper then place two thin slices over the blue cheese.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

8. And two green pepper slices over the red ones.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

9. Roll the chicken roulade from one end to form a cylinder, securing the seam with a couple of toothpicks.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

10. Secure the ends as well.

We definitely want to keep those flavorful juices inside.

11. Repeat the process for each of the two remaining chicken breasts.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

12. Brush a baking pan with some olive oil and place the roulades inside, the seam side down.

(Tip: You can sear the rolls in a hot oiled pan before putting them into the baking pan – about 2 minutes from each side. That will help keep the juice inside the roll while baking.)

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

13. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil with salt.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

14. And brush the roulades with the oil mixture.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

15. Place in the oven and bake (at 400 °F – 200 °C) for 30 minutes.

There will be a little juice in the pan when your remove the roulades from the oven.

Keep it please, it’s precious.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

16. Remove the roulades from the pan and let them rest for 5 minutes before doing anything else.

 

17. Then remove the toothpicks and slice the roulades crosswise into 1/2 inch (1 1/2 cm) rounds.

Then sit down for awhile and feast your eyes on that cute structure you’ve just created.

 

chicken roll stuffed with ham, cheese, and peppers, recipe with step by step pictures

When serving these cuties, pour a little of that precious and flavorful sauce from the pan over them. That will make them even more moist and delicious.

You can serve these roulades warm with toasts.

Or, to create a more satisfying dish, serve them with mashed potatoes.

 

And most importantly, ENJOY, dear friends!

 

(This recipe takes about 1 hour to prepare and makes 3 servings.)

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