Herbed Chicken in Pastry
photo by Mrs Goodall
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- salt & pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 puff pastry sheet (1/2 package)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 (4 ounce) container of flavored spreadable cheese
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 4 fresh mushrooms, sliced thin
- 4 teaspoons bacon bits
directions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- melt butter in skillet.
- Add chicken and cook until browned.
- Remove chicken and let cool 10 minutes, then cover and chill for 15 minutes to over night.
- Thaw pastry sheet for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Mix water and egg.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface.
- Roll into a 14 inch square and cut into 4 (7") squares.
- Spread about 2 Tbs of the Cheese spread down the center of each square.
- Sprinkle with parsley. Top that with the slices from one mushroom, and the Real Bacon Bits.
- Top with cooled chicken.
- Brush edges with egg mixture.
- Fold each corner to center on top of the chicken and seal edges. Place seam side down on baking sheet. Brush lightly with egg mixture.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or util golden.
- I used the Alouette brand Spinach and Artichoke cheese spread, it originally called for Garlic & Herb but I couldn't find that. I also used my P.Chef baking sheet. This recipe lends itself to a lot of possibilities for tweaking, but try it as written the first time.
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Reviews
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Really enjoyed this one bayou-mimi! I made just as written, except used chives instead of parsley. I used Boursin, garlic and herb flavour. I actually already had the chicken cooked and frozen, so this recipe was perfect and even quicker since the chicken was already cooked and chilled. This is a really nice quick meal to make on a weeknight or for company.
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I made this with the garlic and herb cheese spread and leftover roasted chicken. Very good flavor but needed just a little more oomph. As soon as the puff pastry was thawed this pulled together very quick and my guests were quite impressed. Next time I think I will use the spinach and artichoke spread.
Tweaks
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Really enjoyed this one bayou-mimi! I made just as written, except used chives instead of parsley. I used Boursin, garlic and herb flavour. I actually already had the chicken cooked and frozen, so this recipe was perfect and even quicker since the chicken was already cooked and chilled. This is a really nice quick meal to make on a weeknight or for company.
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