Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls – This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Make spaghetti for dinner one night, and have these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!


Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls - This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Have spaghetti for dinner, and these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!

You know that feeling you get after a workout? Quietly righteous, with a need to high-five or fist bump everyone? Ok, that’s probably just me.
But that’s how I feel when I use up leftovers.

Not just scoffing them in front of the TV for supper. I mean actually using them for another meal.

We went for a lovely long country walk yesterday (up Bosley cloud), and instead of preparing 10 dishes (and spending a fortune) for a picnic, we re-heated some leftover pasta bake, put it in a food flask and took a tub of grated cheese with us for sprinkling.

 

Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls - This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Have spaghetti for dinner, and these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!

 

Saved ourselves some money, got some family time in (away from the electronics!) AND hit 12k steps. Boy was I feeling righteous after that one

OMG! It was so good – sat on top of a breezy hill, overlooking the countryside, with a home-cooked hot meal.
Yeah, we got a few funny looks, but I’m sure they were jealous really 🙂

These chicken chorizo puff pastry rolls are another example of using up leftovers for a tasty meal. But instead of just reheating and eating, we’re turning those leftovers into something new!

 

Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls - This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Have spaghetti for dinner, and these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!

 

I’ll tell you how to make the pasta sauce first, then how to make the pastry rolls from there.
Honestly, once the pasta sauce is made for dinner, these rolls take 5 minutes of prep before they’re in the oven.

 

Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls - This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Have spaghetti for dinner, and these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!

 

Perfect for picnics, packed lunches or party food!

If you love using up leftovers like I do, take a look at these recipes too:

Lasagne-stuffed Potato Skins:  Baked Spinach and Goat’s Cheese Croquettes:  Three Bone Soup with Veggies and Beans:  Crispy Tomato Arancini:
Lasagne Potato Skins - yep, this carb-fest is a winning dinner! This recipe makes a 8 potato skins PLUS a four-person lasagne to save for later. Baked Spinach and Goat’s Cheese Croquettes – a lighter dinner or appetizer for meatless Mondays! Easily made Gluten Free too! This Three Bone Soup With Veggies and Beans is a great way to make the most of your leftovers! Filling, tasty and easily made gluten free too! Creamy Tomato Risotto Balls, filled with creamy boursin cheese, coated in breadcrumbs and fried until golden and crisp.

 The Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls Recipe:

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Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls

Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls - This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Have spaghetti for dinner, and these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 18 -20 pastry rolls (plus 4 portions pasta sauce)
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

For the Chicken Chorizo Pasta Sauce: **

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion peeled and finely chopped
  • 4 chicken breasts chopped into small (1/2 inch) chunks
  • 200 g (7 oz) chorizo chopped into small (1/4 inch) chunks
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree paste for US
  • 800 g (28 oz) tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar

For the Puff Pastry Rolls:

  • 320 g (11.3 oz) pack ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 egg lightly beaten (this will be your egg wash)
  • 1 tsp black sesame seeds

Instructions 

  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan/skillet. Add the onion and cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the onion starts to soften.
    1 tbsp olive oil, 1 medium onion
  • Add the chicken and turn up the heat to medium-high. Cook for 5-6 minutes until the chicken is sealed.
    4 chicken breasts
  • Add in the chorizo, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook for a further 5 minutes until the chorizo is lightly cooked and starting to release some of its oil.
    200 g (7 oz) chorizo, 2 cloves garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • Stir in the tomato puree, then add the two tins of chopped tomatoes, the Worcestershire sauce, and the sugar. Stir and bring to a gentle bubble. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
    1 tbsp tomato puree, 800 g (28 oz) tinned chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp sugar
  • Remove one-quarter of the chicken chorizo sauce, place in a bowl, and leave to cool.
  • Divide the remaining sauce between four bowls of pasta for dinner (or freeze for another meal).

For the Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls:

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan). Unroll the pastry and slice in half lengthways.
    320 g (11.3 oz) pack ready-rolled puff pastry
  • Spoon the reserved chicken-chorizo sauce down the middle of the two lengths of pastry (see image in post). Brush the edges with egg wash and fold the pastry over, so the edges meet. Use a fork to press down the edges.
    1 egg
  • Brush the tops of the two rolls of pastry with egg wash, then slice each roll into 9 or 10 pieces. Sprinkle with the black sesame seeds and transfer the pastry pieces to a large, non-stick baking sheet - leaving at least 1/2 an inch of space between each pastry.
    1 tsp black sesame seeds
  • Place in the oven and cook for 15 - 20 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes (or completely if preferred), and serve.

Notes

**NOTE - this recipe makes enough sauce for four portions of pasta and 18-20 pastry puffs. If you only want to make the pastry puffs use one-quarter of the Chicken Chorizo Pasta Sauce ingredients (or alternatively, you can multiple the pastry by 4 and make 72-80 pastry puffs).
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Nutritional Information is per sausage rolls (based on making 18) and includes the pasta for 4 for use in another meal.

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 340mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

 

Chicken Chorizo Puff Pastry Rolls - This easy snack uses leftover pasta sauce. Have spaghetti for dinner, and these pastry rolls for lunch the next day!

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  1. Hey,
    I never tried chicken but this puff pastry rolls looking yummy ????. Awesome!!
    Thank you for sharing.

  2. If there were Pizza Roll royalty, these would wear the crown. Totally loving these- so perfect for an afternoon snack, quick lunch or for game day!

  3. Damn, these look good!! I just had lunch, but I saw these and am craving for them with a full stomach (that’s saying a lot for me!), can’t wait to give them a go!!