Roll With It
Avocado-Stuffed Chicken Roulade Slices with Soft-Boiled Eggs
55 minutes
Serves 4
DinnerFrenchGluten-freeDairy-freeNut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-free
Herb's take
Here’s a French-inspired dinner that’s all about technique: you’ll butterfly and roll chicken breasts with a creamy avocado filling and master the elusive six-minute soft-boiled egg. It’s refined, impressive, and a chance to flex your home cook muscles with a roulade that actually stays rolled.
Equipment needed
- Meat mallet
- Kitchen twine or toothpicks
- Oven-safe skillet
Ingredients
Yield
4
Instructions
- 01Fill a saucepan with water, bring just to a simmer, and gently lower in the eggs. Boil exactly 6 minutes, then transfer immediately to ice water to stop the cooking. Peel once cool.
- 02Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- 03Lay each chicken breast flat on a cutting board. Butterfly by slicing horizontally through the middle, but not all the way through, and open like a book. Cover with plastic wrap and pound to 1/2-inch thickness with a meat mallet.
- 04In a bowl, mash avocados with lemon juice, chives, garlic, Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until mostly smooth with a little texture.
- 05Spread one fourth of the avocado mixture over each chicken breast, leaving a 1/2-inch border all around.
- 06Roll up each chicken breast tightly from the short end, tucking in the sides as you go. Secure with toothpicks or kitchen twine.
- 07Brush the roulades all over with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper total.
- 08Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the roulades until golden brown on all sides, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- 09Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake 15-18 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F at the center. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
- 10Slice each roulade crosswise into rounds. Halve the soft-boiled eggs lengthwise.
- 11Arrange the roulade slices on plates and serve with two egg halves per plate. Sprinkle with extra chives if you’re feeling fancy.
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