This Chicken Roulade with Creamy Tomato Sauce is easier to make than it looks, great for entertaining! Also gluten free and dairy free
This Chicken Asparagus Roulade is a beautiful (and healthy!) dish that doesn’t take a ton of time to make.This recipe is fun to experiment with!
If you don’t like asparagus, other stuffing ideas include spinach, bacon, goat cheese, olive tapenade, prosciutto, pesto, or any other fillings you can think of!
I like to add pumpkin puree to my tomato sauce to help reduce the acid in the sauce, which is great if you have acid reflux problems and can’t tolerate very much tomato sauce (the coconut milk helps cut the acid, too). Feel free to be creative with the herbs and spices in this sauce!
Chicken Roulade with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Gluten free, paleo; Free of: dairy, eggs, soy
Ingredients
Chicken Roulade:
- 2 chicken breasts trimmed
- 1 pound fresh asparagus ends trimmed
- 4 pieces thin sliced uncured ham
- Salt and pepper
- Italian Seasoning
Creamy Tomato Sauce:
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup canned coconut milk
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning or 1 teaspoon each basil, thyme, and oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder or fresh garlic minced
Instructions
Chicken Roulade:
- Preheat oven to 400˚ F. Spray a 9”x13” baking pan.
- Trim asparagus ends and clean thoroughly. Cut asparagus in half. Cut ham into strips about 2” wide.
- Trim chicken breast of any fat. Cut chicken into strips about 2 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick. You can pound the chicken breasts thin if you like. Sprinkle with Cajun seasoning and lay a piece of ham on the chicken and place 6-8 pieces on top of the ham. Roll up the chicken, ham, and asparagus and secure with a toothpick. Place in the dish seam side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Top with Creamy Tomato Sauce and enjoy!
Creamy Tomato Sauce:
- Place all the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Serve over the chicken roulade.
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Sarah Jane Parker is the founder, recipe creator, and photographer behind The Fit Cookie. She’s a food allergy mom and allergy friendly food blogger of 12 years based in Wyoming. Sarah is also an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Certified Health Coach, Revolution Running certified running coach, and an ACE Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist
I printed this delicious dish off to try soon. Very pretty pic, too!
Thanks! Tell me how you like it : )