Stuffed & steamed chicken rolls - For Food's Sake pg 102

[Katiej]

We had these for dinner tonight and they were delicious!

The chicken was easy to stuff and roll.  I let them chill in the fridge as suggested and my rolls held their shape well.

I followed the recipe exactly - except I didn't make one of the pesto's from the book as suggested (as they all have nuts in the ingredients and my partner has a nut allergy).  I used some home-made basil pesto that was already in the fridge.

I had fairly large free-range chicken breasts so steamed them for the whole 30 minutes and they were cooked perfectly and lovely and moist.

I had a problem with my sauce though - I added my grape cherry tomatoes whole (as it didn't say to chop them) and as the sauce is cooked on reverse  they stayed whole 
Perhaps I did this bit wrong?  I took it off reverse and gave it a quick blitz and it fine - more saucy and less whole tomatoes.

I'd definitely make again, probably trying one of the other suggested "stuffings".

[Cornish Cream]

Looks delicious Katiej,thanks for the tip about the tomatoes

[judydawn]

Looking at the picture in the book Katie, Tenina has what appears to be half tomatoes in her sauce.  Maybe she could clarify whether we cut them or leave them whole.
I have all the ingredients for this recipe in my pantry/fridge/freezer so this one will be on my menu sometime next week.

[Tenina]

Noted for reprint….yes we are planning it already…how exciting!

[CreamPuff63]

Maybe she could clarify whether we cut them or leave them whole.

Tenina, are they half or whole?

[Katiej]

It would be good if Tenina could clarify this - as it didn't work for me the way the recipe is written now.
Either cut the tomatoes in half or don't use reverse when making the sauce?
 

[Tenina]

Sorry guys, halved.
 

[Halex]

It looks lovely, well done Katiej.

This is on my to do list, either this week or next. My chicken breasts are large, so will do just 2 for the 3 of us.

If I dont have cherry tomatoes at hand, i thought I would  use tiined. Not as fresh but I think it would still taste good.

I am trying to do lots of new recipes without having to buy a heap of ingredients, just using what I already have.

Do need to buy more garlic to make the paste


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[cookie1]

These were on the menu for last week but we ended up having something else. Definitely for next week.

[maddy]

Loved it  



I used the sundried tomato pesto (did spread liberally, as we loved it), and steamed for 25 minutes.   Possibly next time I would steam for 20, and check......as it sits in foil for 8 mins., whilst cooking the sauce.
Loved the flavour and simplicity of the tomato sauce too.
Definitely would make again.

[Halex]

Looks fantastic Maddy

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[JulieO]

Looks beautiful Maddy, very tasty. 

[judydawn]

Had this for lunch today.  1 huge chicken fillet - 3 serves.  Nice recipe that can be prepared in advance and cooked as needed.
I only decided to have it at 11.45am so because it is best to rest it in the fridge for an hour, I made the sauce whilst it was resting to save time at the end. I had some roasted red capsicum dip in the freezer so used that instead of pesto and I used boiling water for the steaming thinking this would hurry up the cooking time but it still took 28 minutes, checked after 20 minutes and still quite raw in the centre.  My sauce was rather runny so I thickened it with 1 heaped tsp cornflour mixed with some water and I have frozen the 3/4 cup of leftovers to use on a pizza base. I did add a teaspoon of caramelised garlic paste to the sauce, couldn't help myself  
Next time I make it, I'll try avocado and camembert as the stuffing.

[Bonsai]

Cooked this for dinner last night- got the breasts off a whole chicken and I think I could have butterflied then a bit thinner but stuffed with chopped raw prawns and some asian flavouring. Cooked rice in the basket (removed when cooked and continued to steam the chicken) and perfect in 25 mins.

served with some home-made 'in a rush' hoisin sauce that DH made, plus a side of stirfried bok choy and mushrooms - just delish!

[Frozzie]

This is on the menu for tonight i think just need to check i have all the ingredients..