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!
Packed with your favourite ingredients
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 Recipe
Equipment
- 2 x baking trays
Ingredients
- 500 grams chicken mince
- 1 ½ cup tasty cheese 120 grams
- ½ cup parmesan cheese 50 grams
- 1 carrot grated
- 1 small zucchini 80 grams – grated
- 1 egg
- 200 grams corn kernels tinned or frozen
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- 1 teaspoon onion flakes
- pinch Salt and Pepper
- 4 sheets of partially thawed puff pastry
- 1 egg extra lightly beaten
- ¼ cup of poppy seeds optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 210 degrees celsius (fan-forced) 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 Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 210 degrees celsius (fan-forced) and line two trays with baking paper.
- Remove the puff pastry from the freezer and set aside to thaw slightly and lightly whisk egg in a small bowl or mug – set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
Notes
- 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!
Nutrition
If your family loves sausage rolls too, make sure you check out my Chicken and Veggie Sausage Rolls and Classic Sausage Roll Recipe.
Julie
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
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
Kate
Is there an alternative to egg or can it be omitted due to allergies?
Lauren Matheson
Hi Kate, you can easily omit it x
Keryl
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
Ooh that sounds great Keryl, how did it turn out?
Bianca
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
Hi Bianca, I usually cook them and then pop them in the freezer 🙂
Bree
Can these be frozen and either reheated or cooked later
Lauren Matheson
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 🙂
Andy
Can I swap the corn for creamed corn, fussy daughter hates “bits” ?
Lauren
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.
Sarah
I made these on the weekend, both Miss 7 and Mr 4 loved them. Will be making them again, thank you
Lauren
That’s great Sarah, I’m so glad they liked them 🙂
jayne
Love a different version of a sausage roll! and love all the vege in there too 🙂
Lauren
Thanks Jayne x
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid
Chicken and cheese – what a great combination!
Lauren
You can’t go wrong with it!
Bec Senyard
I’ve never made sausage rolls. But I reckon I could make these.
Lauren
You sure could, the girls will love them x
Ashlea
They are so simple to make. I make beef ones with grated zucchini, bacon, cheese and parsley. Great for hiding healthy stuff kids hate