Creamy Chicken Roulade with Spinach and Mushrooms

Give your plain chicken breasts an upgrade by stuffing them with sautéed mushrooms and crisp spinach, all rolled into a tight cylinder and coated with a crispy breaded layer and topped with a creamy alfredo sauce. This fancy creamy chicken roulade with spinach and mushrooms is juicy and moist and packed with so much flavour. It looks like it took all day to make, but requires just 15 minutes of actual prepping.

What is a Chicken Roulade?

A chicken roulade is a dish where you take a chicken breast, pound it flat, and stuff it with vegetables, cheese, and even other meats by rolling it tightly into a cylinder with the stuffing inside. You then top the roulades with cheese or other sauces. In our version, we coated the outside of the roulade with a crispy breaded layer and topped it with a creamy alfredo sauce.

Ingredients in Chicken Roulade

• chicken breasts - boneless and skinless, seasoned with Italiano seasoning, salt and pepper.
• roulade stuffing - sautéed onions and mushrooms in oil, baby spinach.
• breaded coating - eggs and panko breadcrumbs.
• creamy alfredo sauce - butter, cream cheese, milk, Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic powder, and ground black pepper.

The stuffing is super customizable. You can use whatever vegetables that you have on hand. Some popular choices are asparagus, arugula, feta cheese, bacon, and prosciutto.

How to Make the Best Chicken Roulade with Spinach and Mushrooms

1. Prepare the mushrooms. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and mushrooms. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and let it cool at room temperature for at least 20 minutes.
2. Prepare the chicken. Season both sides of each chicken breast with black pepper, salt and Italiano seasoning. Place each chicken breast, one at a time, between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or in a ziploc freezer bag. Carefully flatten the chicken breasts with a rolling pin until they are approximately ¼-inch thick and 6-inches wide.
3. Stuff the chicken. Place one chicken breast on a clean sheet of plastic wrap. Add ⅓ cup baby spinach on top of the chicken breast. Reserve 1-2 tablespoons of the mushroom and onion mixture, and then add a third of the mushroom and onion mixture on top. Make sure to spread the filling evenly, leaving a ½-inch border around edges.
4. Roll the chicken. Tightly roll the chicken into a log, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Once wrapped, grab the two ends of the plastic wrap and roll to twist them and make it extra tight. Use plastic clips to secure both ends. Repeat these steps with the remaining two chicken breasts. Transfer the chicken rolls in the refrigerator and let them set for 30-60 minutes.
5. Add the breaded coating. Take the chicken rolls out of the fridge and remove the plastic wrap. Take two shallow plates and add eggs to one, and panko breadcrumbs to the other. Dip each chicken roll into the beaten eggs and then, roll in the panko to fully coat.

How to Cook Chicken Roulade

There are three ways that you can cook these breaded chicken rolls:

1. Fry: Heat 1 cup of oil in a pot over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until it reaches 325°F (170°C). Fry the breaded chicken rolls in the hot oil for about 5 minutes on each side, or until the outside is an even golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 166°F (74°C).
2. Air Fry: Spray some oil over the chicken rolls to ensure that they get that golden brown coating. Cook in the air fryer at 350 F for 25 minutes. Turn the chicken rolls over halfway through baking.
3. Bake in the oven: Spray some oil over the chicken rolls to ensure that they get that golden brown coating. Cook in a preheated 375 F oven for 25 minutes. Turn the chicken rolls over halfway through baking.

Cool the chicken rolls on a wire cooling rack for 5 minutes. Slice and pour the creamy alfredo sauce on top.

How to Make the Creamy Alfredo Sauce

The creamy alfredo sauce takes this chicken to another level. It just pairs so well with it. We add some reserved sautéed mushrooms and onions to the sauce as well, which further brings out the mushroom flavour in the roulade stuffing. You don't want to skip it. It takes less than 5 minutes to make. Here's what you will need to do:

1. Melt butter in a non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped parsley and the reserved onion and mushroom mixture. Cook for 2 minutes until it sizzles and it become aromatic.
2. Add cream cheese and garlic powder. Stir well and cook for another minute. Add milk and continue stirring so the sauce forms a uniform texture.
3. Add in Parmesan cheese and black pepper. Stir well to combine and cook for one more minute. You will notice the mixture start to thicken a bit.

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