Thai chicken rice paper rolls

These lovely Thai chicken rice paper rolls are a tasty way to use up leftover chicken breast for a quick lunch or dinner, just perfect for lunch boxes.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded cooked skinless chicken breast

    (320g)

  • 2 tsp sesame oil

  • 2 tsp fish sauce

  • 2 tsp lime juice

    or lemon juice

  • 4-5 spring onions

    (70g), finely sliced

  • 2 large carrots

    (300g), finely grated

  • 1½ cups finely shredded cabbage

    (100g), white or purple

  • 1 cup coriander leaves

    finely chopped

  • 16 rice paper wrappers

  • soy sauce or sweet chilli sauce

    for serving (optional)

Equipment

  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Plate
  • 1 Absorbent paper

Instructions

    Notes

    Tip
    The key to making rice paper rolls is to have all the ingredients ready to go by the time you want to assemble them. It’s like a production line.
    Tip
    Encourage the kids to get into the kitchen and make dinner. Lay out all the ingredients, make one to show them how and let them at it!
    Tip
    Wonderful for lunch boxes but make sure you put a cooling block inside the lunch box as the rolls containing chicken needs to be kept cold.
    Variation
    You can replace the chicken with pork, prawns, fish or tofu, just make sure the protein is cooked (with the exception of the tofu which can be cooked or not).
    Variation
    If you haven’t got any leftover cooked chicken but you want chicken, just cook 350g chicken breast.
    Variation
    Feel free to use any vegetables you like, I’ve given these as an idea as they’re popular in my house.
    Storage
    If you aren’t serving these now, place in the fridge under the damp kitchen paper in an airtight container until you’re ready to eat them. They will keep in the fridge for up to a day like this.

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