Chicken in Puff Pastry

"Very delicious and a nice presentation! Creamy/cheesy chicken wrapped in flaky pastry."
 
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Ready In:
32mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oven to 430 degrees F.
  • Combine cheese, basil, garlic, salt and pepper in processor until smooth and basil is finely chopped.
  • Unfold both pieces of pastry carefully.
  • Roll out on lightly-floured surface to 14 x 10 inch rectangle about 1/8 inch thick.
  • Cut in half crosswise into 7 x 10 inch rectangle; repeat with second sheet of pastry.
  • Spread ¼ of cheese mixture lengthwise, in approximate size of chicken breast, across center of each rectangle.
  • Place chicken breast over, skinned side down.
  • Lift long sides of pastry to meet in center over top of chicken; pinch overlap and short ends to enclose chicken snuggly.
  • Trim away excess pastry leaving pinched overlap.
  • Arrange seam side down, 2 inches apart, on a greased baking sheet; brush generously with beaten egg.
  • Bake until puffed and golden and chicken is cooked through, 18-22 minutes.
  • Note: Using Boursin Cheese in this recipe in place of the cream cheese is very nice, too.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can this be prepared ahead of time and baked the next day?
     
  2. Are you using boneless chicken breast with the skin on? Also, is the chicken raw or uncooked when you wrap it in the puff pastry?
     
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Reviews

  1. Awesome! This was my first try at using puff pastry and my fears have vanished! It is so easy to use, I can't believe I have not tried it until now : ) This is a simple recipe and provides wonderful results. It is elegant enough to serve to company and tasty and simple enough to serve to family when the impulse presents itself. Thank you so much for this recipe, Evelyn/athens! I am so honored to add this one to my company worthy collection of recipes!
     
  2. A great meal, thanks for sharing this one. We had ours with a mushroom and white wine sauce which everyone loved the lot. No leftovers here :)
     
  3. This was great. I didn't change anything. Was a little worried because I didn't season the chicken, but it came out perfectly seasoned, tasted like roasted chicken. I served with mashed potatoes and pees my family loved it.
     
  4. I made for company coming and everyone was impressed with the presentation and the tastes from the inside of the packet. I love using puff pastry and this will be one choice whenever I get a craving for it, which I can tell you won't be far away! Delicious!
     
  5. Great recipe Evelyn. My family really enjoyed it. That morning I just happened to make Mirj's oven dried tomatoes #14681, so I put a few on top of the cream cheese....absolutely delicious. Will be making this often.Thanks again for sharing this recipe.
     
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<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style> OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages! I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure. So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call. What did I do wrong? Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths. I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time. That's all for now.
 
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