Fresh, colourful and endlessly dippable, these chicken-and-veggie fresh rolls are a hands-on dinner win. Packed with crunch and paired with a creamy peanut sauce, they’re as fun to make as they are to eat.

If dinner needs a reset, this is it. These fresh rolls strike that perfect balance between light and satisfying, with plenty of crunch and a flavourful peanut sauce that pulls everything together. They’re also surprisingly easy to assemble—think of it as a build-your-own dinner that gets everyone involved. Whether you serve them as a weeknight meal or a low-lift entertaining option, they deliver big on both flavour and fun.

Total Time: 40 mins

Makes: 10 rolls, ¾ cup sauce

Ingredients for Rainbow Fresh Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Peanut Sauce

⅓ cup smooth, natural peanut butter
4 tsp unseasoned rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
2-3 tbsp warm water, as needed

Rolls

Pre-cooked oven-roasted chicken
10 rice paper wrappers for fresh rolls
1 small yellow pepper, thinly sliced
1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
2 cups packed baby spinach
½ cup loosely packed chopped mint or cilantro (optional)

Directions for Rainbow Fresh Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

In medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter, vinegar, maple syrup and soy. Whisk in 2-3 tbsp water until desired consistency.

Shred enough chicken to yield 2½ cups.

Fill 9-in. pie plate or shallow bowl with hot tap water. Soak one rice paper wrapper in water until soft, 5 to 10 sec. Set wrapper on clean cutting board. Along bottom third of wrapper, place roughly one tenth of each of the chicken, pepper, carrot, cabbage, spinach and mint, if using. Starting where the filling is, roll wrapper tightly over filling; fold sides over and roll up. Place, seam-side down, on serving dish. Repeat with remaining rolls and ingredients. Slice each roll in half and serve with dipping sauce.

Time-Saving Tip

All of your ingredients (except the mint) can be cut the day before and kept, covered with a damp paper towel, in a resealable container in the fridge.

Kitchen Tip

Any excess chicken can be made into chicken salad for lunch the next day.

Originally published in ParentsCanada magazine, Spring/Summer 2018. Updated April 2026. Photo by Alanna Lipson.