Chicken Phyllo Mini Tarts Recipes

CHICKEN PHYLLO MINI TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f degrees
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a nonstick frypan, add shallots, red pepper, ginger, basil, mushroom, salt and pepper, saute for 5 minutes; set aside to cool
• Combine in a bowl, the ground chicken, bread crumbs, lemon zest and juice, parsley and egg
• Add the cooled mixture from the frypan; stir to mix thouroughly
• Refrigerate until ready to use
• Melt 1/4 cup butter
• Brush some of the melted butter on mini muffin tin, set aside
• Prepare 8 phyllo sheets to make crust for tarts
• Keep the phyllo sheets covered with a damp teatowel so that they don't dry out
• Brush butter on one sheet of pastry, lay a second sheet on top and butter it; continue to top each of 4 sheets with butter
• Cut the 4 piled sheets into 12 equel squares
• Fit the 12 squares into the mimi muffin tin to make tarts
• Fill each tart with 1 tablespoon of chicken mix; top with shredded cheese
• Bake in preheated 350f degree oven for 30 minutes or until browned and bubbling and the cheese is melted
• Repeat with the other 4 phyllo sheets to fill 12 more tarts

CHICKEN TART

Steps:

• Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl.
• Rub in the butter and lard and mix to a stiff dough with cold water.
• Roll out the pastry on a floured board and use to line a 8 - 9 inch flan tin.
• Prick the base, line with foil and fill with dried beans.
• Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes.
• Remove the beans and foil, and return the pastry to the oven for another 5 - 15 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.
• Cut the chicken into small pieces.
• Put the cream into a small saucepan and heat gently.
• Add chicken, lemon juice and tarragon, and season well with salt and pepper.
• Heat gently until the chicken is hot, then turn the filling into the pastry case. Serve with salads.