These Chicken and Cheese Sausage Rolls are a great recipe to enjoy when sitting back watching the footy, as an easy midweek meal or for your next party!
This recipe is inspired by my Chicken and Vegetable Sausage Rolls which are always a big hit whenever I make them. My boys love to eat anything encased in pastry, so I put together this recipe to try and come up with something a little different for them, which still smuggles a few veggies into their little tummies.
The addition of cheese to this recipe gives these Chicken Sausage Rolls a really yummy flavour and I also added corn, grated carrot and grated zucchini to the mix. If your kids are fussy and will spot the veggies (mine are little pigs and eat these too fast!) then you can easily leave the veggies out or substitute them for something your whole family will enjoy.
When putting together these sausage rolls, don’t be alarmed if the mixture is a little dry, the cheese will melt while they are cooking and they will be lovely and moist. These Chicken and Cheese Sausage Rolls are also freezer friendly and I’ve made a couple of batches already to store in the freezer for easy lunches/snacks during this crazy time while we are all still adjusting to a newborn in the house – we are getting there though!
Chicken and Cheese Sausage Rolls
Ingredients
- 500 g of chicken mince
- 1 1/2 cup of grated tasty cheese
- 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
- 1 carrot grated
- 1 small zucchini grated
- 1 egg
- 200 g of corn kernels
- 1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
- 1 teaspoon of onion flakes
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 4 sheets of partially thawed puff pastry
- 1 egg extra lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup of poppy seeds - optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 210 degrees and line two trays with baking paper.
- Remove the puff pastry from the freezer and set aside to thaw slightly.
- Lightly whisk egg in a small bowl or mug - set aside.
- In a large bowl using a metal spoon, combine the chicken mince, zucchini, carrot, corn kernels, mixed herbs, onion flakes, salt and pepper, 1 egg and the tasty and parmesan cheese until well combined.
- Remove plastic from pastry sheet and cut in half with a sharp knife and brush long edges of pastry with egg.
- Scoop the mince mixture and position in the middle of the pastry sheet
- Carefully roll the pastry over the top of mince mixture to fully enclose it. Cut the chicken and cheese sausage rolls into four pieces.
- Brush the tops with a little of the beaten egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds (optional) and place on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Place in oven and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until pastry is crisp, golden and the chicken and cheese sausage rolls are cooked through.
Thermomix Chicken and Cheese Sausage Rolls
- Preheat oven to 210 degrees celsius
- Place the tasty cheese and parmesan cheese (which has been cut into 2cm pieces) into your Thermomix bowl and blitz for 10 seconds on speed 9 or until finely grated. Set aside in a separate bowl until needed.
- Add the carrot and zucchini which has been cut into 3cm pieces TM into your Thermomix Bowl and mix for 5 seconds on speed 6. If you want a finer consistency, blitz for a further 2 – 3 seconds on speed 6.
- Add the chicken mince, grated cheeses, 1 egg, corn kernels, mixed herbs, onion flakes and salt and pepper to your Thermomix bowl and mix on Reverse Speed 5 for 15 seconds or until completely combined.
- Whisk the second egg in a cup and set aside.
- Cut one sheet of the defrosted puff pastry in half and lightly brush the egg mixture down one long side of each pastry half.
- Scoop the mince mixture and position in the middle of the pastry sheet
- Carefully roll the pastry over the top of mince mixture to fully enclose it. Cut the chicken and cheese sausage rolls into four pieces.
- Brush the tops with a little of the beaten egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds (optional) and place on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Place in oven and bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until pastry is crisp, golden and the chicken and cheese sausage rolls are cooked through.
If your family loves sausage rolls too, make sure you check out my Chicken and Veggie Sausage Rolls and Classic Sausage Roll Recipe.
Bec Senyard says
I’ve never made sausage rolls. But I reckon I could make these.
Lauren says
You sure could, the girls will love them x
Ashlea says
They are so simple to make. I make beef ones with grated zucchini, bacon, cheese and parsley. Great for hiding healthy stuff kids hate
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says
Chicken and cheese – what a great combination!
Lauren says
You can’t go wrong with it!
jayne says
Love a different version of a sausage roll! and love all the vege in there too 🙂
Lauren says
Thanks Jayne x
Sarah says
I made these on the weekend, both Miss 7 and Mr 4 loved them. Will be making them again, thank you
Lauren says
That’s great Sarah, I’m so glad they liked them 🙂
Andy says
Can I swap the corn for creamed corn, fussy daughter hates “bits” ?
Lauren says
Hi Andy, That should be ok. It may make the mixture a little ‘wetter’ if it is, I’d suggest adding 1/4 – 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs.
Bree says
Can these be frozen and either reheated or cooked later
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Bree, I usually freeze these after they have been cooked and then reheat for 15 minutes or so (time will vary depending on the size) at 190 degrees 🙂
Bianca says
Hi! Just wondering if I wanted to freeze these, do I cook them and then freeze them or make it all up and freeze them with the pastry raw?
Thanks
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Bianca, I usually cook them and then pop them in the freezer 🙂
Keryl says
I didn’t have zucchini but I placed feta crumbed and beetroot relish to the mix and grated onion as didn’t have onion flakes lol.. didn’t have enough puff pastry so used 1/2 in filo sheets.. see how we go lol..
Lauren Matheson says
Ooh that sounds great Keryl, how did it turn out?
Kate says
Is there an alternative to egg or can it be omitted due to allergies?
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Kate, you can easily omit it x
Julie says
Delicious, l didn’t have corn or onion flakes si went with a half a brown onion.
Will make again with a few more spices or l could put some relish on top.
Thanks they are very easy to make, but then I’m apparently the queen of sausage rolls.
Lauren Matheson says
I’m glad you enjoyed them Julie, it’s a pretty versatile recipe so you can always use what you had or add extra flavours x
Mike says
Nice and light and very tasty. Added minced garlic and swapped mixed herbs for 2 tsp Italian herbs.
Delicious.
Uzma says
Can we freeze them before baking for quick school lunch idea? And if yes, then for how long?
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Uzma, I usually bake them and then freeze. However you can certainly freeze them prior to baking. I would keep them in the freezer for up to two months.