Menu Prices AURooster Roll-Style Chicken Roll at Home
Red Rooster copycat · ⏱ 20 mins · Difficulty: Easy · Serves 2 · By Sophie Bernard
Shredded roast chicken and mayo in a soft long roll. The real Rooster Roll is $10.50, 2,420 kJ. Build follows the original Rooster Roll as described by ex-employee George Georgievski (roast chicken shredded and mixed with mayo in a roll, 2025) — the current store version may differ, and this is stated on the page.
The Original
Rooster Roll
Price: $10.50 (pickup)
Energy: 2,420 kJ (578 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 2 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Easy.
- 300 g roast chicken, shredded (leftover roast chicken, or a small roast chook)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise (or Miracle Whip, as the original used)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Salt and cracked pepper
- 2 long soft rolls
- 4 cos lettuce leaves
Method
- Shred the roast chicken into strips, keeping some bigger pieces for texture.
- Mix with the mayonnaise and lemon juice until every piece is coated. Season.
- Split the rolls without cutting all the way through and warm 3 minutes in a low oven.
- Pile the chicken-mayo mixture generously into each roll — the original was famously overfilled — and add lettuce.
- Microwave 30–45 seconds if you want it warm the way the original was served. Tip: use leftover roast chicken, not fresh-grilled — the roast flavour is the whole point of a Rooster Roll — and be generous with the filling; a stingy Rooster Roll is the complaint every nostalgic fan makes about the modern one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Rooster Roll?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Rooster Roll is $10.50 for pickup with 2,420 kJ (578 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 20 minutes, rated Easy difficulty, serving 2.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 300 g roast chicken, shredded (leftover roast chicken, or a small roast chook), ¼ cup mayonnaise (or Miracle Whip, as the original used), 1 tsp lemon juice, and 3 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 2.
What does the original cost at Red Rooster?
The real Rooster Roll is $10.50 (pickup), 2,420 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Rooster Roll at Red Rooster page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.