Easy Chicken Rolls

Involtini di Pollo facili

The greatness of the chicken rolls lies in their fillings; this dish will taste great if you use the best quality Italian sausages you can find. Once you master this recipe you may get creative and try some other versions filled with slices of ham, mortadella, smoked cheese, peppers and more! The chicken rolls are perfect if served with a side dish of sautéed peas or a fresh green salad.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: about  1 hour

Serves  2-3

Ingredients:

6 thin slices chicken breast
6 slices bacon
3 Italian fresh sausages, cut in half
5-6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
4-5  sprigs fresh rosemary
1 glass white wine
water
about 1 tsp. salt
pepper to taste

Method:

1.        Lay the slices of chicken breast flat on the table.  Place a slice of bacon over each chicken slice and half sausage over the bacon. Roll up and close the rolls with 1 or 2 toothpicks. 
2.        Heat the oil in a pan just large enough to hold the rolls in one layer; then brown the chicken rolls on all sides.
3.       Add onion, carrots, rosemary, white wine, warm water as necessary[1], salt and pepper to the pot with the chicken rolls. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 1 hour or until the liquid slightly thickens. Turn the rolls occasionally. Taste the sauce and add more salt if needed.
4.       Remove the chicken rolls from the pan and transfer to a serving plate. With an immersion blender[2], blend the sauce remained in the pan and spoon it over the rolls.

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[1] The chicken rolls must be only half covered by the cooking liquid.

[2] You can mash the ingredients with a fork instead to blend.