Chicken Rice Paper Rolls (Chicken Summer Rolls)

Chicken Rice Paper Rolls are a quick and easy take out style healthy spring roll. Packed with tons of veggies, cooked chicken and fast to cook noodles they make the perfect appetizer or light snack! Known as a healthy option Vietnamese chicken rice paper rolls come together effortlessly saving you time and energy. Serve with your chicken summer rolls with favourite dipping sauce for the ultimate delight!

Recipes like the Shrimp And Chicken Fried Rice, Pork Udon, Chicken Yaki Udon and Beef Yakisoba get us making Asian style recipes from the comfort of home!

The Roast Beef Roll Ups, Ham Cream Cheese Roll Ups, Ham And Cheese Toastie and Pinwheel Sandwiches are similar no bake or pan fry only and require minimal effort 🥰❤.

🤍 Recipe Highlights

I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the recipe in the points below:

• Simple ingredients: Asian grocery stores will stock all of the ingredients to make the recipe but so will your local grocery store. They are each basic, readily available or fresh ingredients that will be easy to get your hands on. Head to the Asian foods aisle to find most of what you need!
• Smart easy: we are not cooking the chicken for this recipe! Using cooked chicken means we cut down loads of time on the steps and simply get our roll and wrap on. Paired with crunchy vegetables, it is a winning combination.
• Budget friendly: there is nothing in this recipe that will break the bank. It is a simple combination of 2 veggies, noodles and cooked chicken rolled in a specially made wrapper dunked in sauce. The perfect healthy snack that won't break the bank 😁👌.
• Taste and texture: the noodles offer a delightful texture in the soft wrap and contrast nicely with the crunchy carrots and juicy cucumbers. The slick sauce is perfect for dunking the rolls into and is the ultimate pairing with complimentary flavours.
• Kid Friendly: rice paper rolls are loved by big and little kids alike. Perfect as a light lunch or snack. You can even hide more vegetables in them if you are trying to get the kids to eat more veggies!

🥗 Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.

As you can see the recipe calls for:

• Rice paper roll wrappers: you will be able to purchase these from almost all local grocery stores. From Tesco to Safeway, Aldi, Walmart, Coles and Woolies. Found in the Asian food section (not freezer) they are light and delicate. Labelled 'spring roll wrappers' or rice paper wrappers we prep these by soaking in water.
• Vermicelli noodles: fast cooking and budget friendly these rice noodles pack a little bulk into the summer rolls. Read the packet and follow those instructions for the cook time.
• Cooked chicken: you can use leftover rotisserie chicken, roast chicken or store bought cooked chicken from the fridge section. This is the main ingredient used to till the rolls. I use sandwich meat chicken and use kitchen scissors to chop the pieces into smaller bits.
• Carrots: added for their crunchy texture. These are one of the two vegetable components of the dish. Simply grate carrot and chop into thin pieces like matchsticks as shown in the photo above.
• Cucumber: another veggie that requires the bare minimum prep time. Simply rinse, trim both ends and then cut into long sticks like you would for those to dunk in your favourite dip.
• Hoisin sauce: this is the brown dipping sauce you see in the photos throughout the post. It will also be found in the Asian foods section in the store, near the soy and oyster sauces.
• Crushed nuts: optional, but a great way to add a little texture to the sauce for dipping.

Tasty tip: have a read through my substitutions and variations for more ideas to switch up ingredients in the rolls and dipping sauce.

🍳 Instructions

Here at the step by step instructions to make the recipe. We start by prepping the vegetables and then cooking the noodles. You will also need a clean work surface to line your plates and do the wrapping.

• Cook the noodles (Photo 1)
• Gather the fillings (Photo 2)
• Add fillings to the center of the wrapper (Photo 3)
• Roll (Photo 4)

When gathering the fillings, you will need a plate and jug of water. Working 1 by 1 we soak the rice wrappers to make them flexible before removing from the water, transferring to a dry large plate and loading the fillings on top. I am showing this in photo 2. That centre white plate has water in it and you soak as you go. However, it is then easiest to transfer to a dry clean plate for the wrapping step (Photo 3).

👩‍🍳 How to Make Chicken Rice Paper Rolls

To make the rice paper rolls, ensure that you have cooked the noodles and have the rest of the ingredients prepped and ready.

You will need a plate and jug of warm water. This is used to soak (one by one) the rice paper so that it becomes soft and flexible.

Place the soft rice paper wrapper onto a clean plate then add some of the noodles, the cucumber strips and carrot, then add some of the shredded chicken pieces.

Roll one side of the wrap into the centre, then the other and roll to seal. Set aside the rolled wraps and repeat to finish the batch.

🍽 Serving Suggestions

Dipping sauce!

These rolls definitely need to be dunked or dipped in something yum as a step in the eating process 🥰😉 !

I use hoisin sauce, but you can use your favourite or choose a store bought dipping sauce, most stores offer at least 1 or 2 varieties of these. A few crushed nuts on the bowl of sauce makes it look a little bit fancy and also adds a little texture to the sauce.

👍 How to Guide

How to Store

Store leftover rice paper rolls in a sealed, airtight container in the fridge. They will last 2 to 3 days. If adding cooked prawns (shrimp) to the filling, they are best consumed that day or the next.

How to Freeze and Reheat

This is a no bake recipe and the rice paper rolls are not suitable to be frozen. They also are best served cold and not heated at any stage in the recipe making or eating process.

😉 Substitutions and Variations

Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:

• Add some fresh herbs such as mint leaves to the filling ingredients for another depth of flavour.
• Use additional fresh vegetables such as bell peppers (capsicum), butter lettuce or a slice of avocado.
• Add some sweet chili sauce to the hoisin for a little spice if you wish to.
• You can use cooked roast beef, pork or ground chicken in place of the chopped chicken if you wish to.
• Add some cooked prawns as an additional protein in the wraps.
• Other vegetables such as avocado can be added in or used as an alternate or vegetable.
• Sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds or sliced spring onion on top for serving.
• Coriander (cilantro) is another great herb to bring freshness to the recipe if you want a little more lift in flavour.

💡 Tasty Tips

Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:

• Read and follow the instructions on the noodle packet to cook them. Some will require boiling and other types simply a soak in hot water.
• Ensure these are fully drained to avoid getting excess moisture into the wraps.
• Let the noodles cool slightly before making the rice paper rolls to avoid the heat from the noodles tearing the delicate wraps.
• Place the rolled rice paper wraps slightly separate from each other to avoid them sticking together and the wraps tearing when being pulled apart (oh no 😭 !!).

🤓 Frequently Asked Questions

Are rice paper rolls healthy?

Yes, rice paper rolls are considered a healthy option. Unlike their deep fried counterparts they are not cooked in oil and contain high protein with a number of veggies.

Why are my rice paper rolls so chewy?

To avoid chewy rice paper rolls, ensure that the wrappers are soaked (1 by 1) thoroughly, including the edges so that they are soft and not chewy and plastic like.

Do you wet rice paper before rolling?

Yes, you need to soak the rice paper wrappers in room temperature water to allow them to soften before rolling.

😍 More Easy Asian Style Recipes

Asian style recipes are the best! Reminiscent of street eats and music in the outdoors, they work as they are not meat and 3 veg (typically!). Here are some more recipes that I think you will love:

• Ham Fried Rice
• Air Fryer Frozen Spring Rolls
• Crispy Air Fryer Pork Belly
• Beef Noodle Stir Fry
• Pork Mince Noodles
• Salmon Noodle Stir Fry
• Prawn Stir Fry Noodles
• Pork Belly Fried Rice

You can also check out all of my noodle recipes in the one spot. We won't need chopsticks for these my friend, but we will indeed be getting our dunk on 😉🥰👍!

Adrianne xx

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