Garlic Chicken Parcels Recipes

CRUNCHY GARLIC AND HERB CHICKEN PARCELS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to Mark 6/200°C.
• Mix together the butter with the garlic and parsley, season with salt, wrap in clingfilm and roll up tightly to make a long, thin sausage. Chill in the fridge.
• With a sharp knife, make an incision in the plump side of each chicken breast, to a make a pocket. Slice the butter into 6 pieces and stuff into the pockets. Toss the chicken in the flour.
• Mix the breadcrumbs and paprika with the thyme and season well. Dip each chicken breast first into the egg, then roll in the breadcrumbs until well coated. Secure each with a cocktail stick to keep the butter in as much as possible.
• Heat the oil until hot - it's ready when a piece of bread turns golden after 30 secs. Fry the chicken in 2 batches for 1-2 mins on each side until golden, then transfer to a shallow roasting tin. Bake for 15-20 mins until cooked through. Remove cocktail sticks and drizzle with any escaped butter to serve.

GARLIC CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• Peel the shallot/red onion and the garlic then place them in a food processor along with the parsley. Whizz until you have quite a finely chopped mixture.
• Add in the lemon juice, butter, salt and pepper, then whizz well to combine. (If you forget to soften the butter then this will still work but you will need to leave it to whizz for a longer time.)
• Use a spoon to roughly divide the butter into 4 pats and set aside.
• Line a baking tray with cooking paper and pre-heat the oven to 200ºC/390ºF.
• Take each chicken breast and cut off the thinner pointed end, to create a sort of square shape of chicken (see pictures in post) Refrigerate/freeze these pieces for another dish (I have a few suggestions above)
• Lay a sheet of puff pastry out on the chopping board. I find it easiest if I keep it sat on the plastic/paper that is used to divide them.
• Place a chicken square in the centre of the pastry. Spoon over a pat of the butter mixture and then gather up the pastry to enclose the chicken and create a pouch. Gently squeeze the pastry closed.
• Carefully slide the chicken parcel onto a prepared baking sheet.
• Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
• Crack the egg into the bowl you used for the butter and whisk with a fork.
• Brush the parcels with egg wash and then bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND GARLIC PICNIC PASTIES-PARCELS WITH BOURSIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200ºC, 400ºF, Gas Mark 6. Grease and line a large baking tray.
• Thoroughly mix together all the filling ingredients, seasoning with black pepper. (You can pre-fry the mushrooms if you wish.).
• Roll out the pastry to a 30 cm (12 inch) square, then cut into 4 squares, place them on the baking tray.
• Pile the ingredients into the middle of the pastry sqaures. With the back of a spoon firmly press ingredients together.
• Brush edges with milk, fold corners to the centre sealing edges.
• Brush with beaten egg or milk and bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
• Eat warm or cold.

CHICKEN, SPINACH AND FETA FILO PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190.C fanbake.
• Heat a large frypan over medium heat, add olive oil and sauté sliced onion for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in crushed garlic then add baby spinach.
• Keep stirring until the spinach has wilted then add the chicken.
• Turn off the heat and crumble in the feta and then crack in the eggs.
• Season well with salt and pepper then stir everything to combine.
• Set aside to cool slightly before wrapping in the filo.
• Place one sheet of filo onto a board and spray with oil. Layer over another sheet of filo and spray again.
• Place 1/2 cup of chicken mixture in a line 5cm from one end, fold in the sides and then roll up the filo, spraying oil in between each fold. Roll up the remaining filo parcels. Spray the top with oil and sprinkle over sesame seeds.
• Bake for 30 minutes until golden and cooked through.
• Serve hot with a fresh garden salad.

APRICOT CHICKEN FILO PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180ºC (360ºF) fan bake and line a large oven tray with baking paper.
• MAKE FILO PARCELS Dice chicken into approximately 2cm / 0.8in pieces and season with salt and pepper. Crush garlic. Drain apricots (discard syrup or save for another use). Roughly dice two thirds of the apricots, then halve the remaining third and set aside to use in the salad.
• Stir cream cheese, parmesan, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Add chicken, garlic and diced apricots, and mix well.
• Brush one sheet of filo with oil, place a second sheet on top and brush with oil, then add a third sheet. Add a quarter of the chicken mixture in a line along one of the short edges. Drizzle apricot sauce or chutney over the top. Fold the sides in and roll up into a parcel. Place seam-side-down on prepared tray and repeat to form four parcels.
• Brush all over with oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until parcels are golden brown and cooked through.
• MAKE SALAD Meanwhile, divide rocket between individual serving plates. Spiralise or peel zucchini into ribbons. Place zucchini and reserved halved apricots on rocket. Whisk oil, vinegar and sugar together. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and drizzle over salads.
• SERVE Serve filo parcels with salad. Add an extra dollop of apricot sauce or chutney on the side, if you like.

GARLIC CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C Fan/gas 7. Cut a slit halfway in each chicken breast, then put each one between two pieces of baking parchment and bash with a rolling pin to flatten slightly.
• Cut your sheet of pastry in half widthways and put both halves on a baking tray. Sit a chicken breast on top of each half, then cram the cavities with the Boursin (don't worry if a bit of cheese oozes out). Season, scatter over the lemon zest then fold the edges of the pastry in to the centre and pinch shut. Flip each parcel over so the seal is on the bottom. Brush with a little oil, then bake for 30 mins until deep golden.
• About 10 mins before your parcels are ready, steam or boil the greens until tender. Toss in the oil and season. Serve alongside your chicken parcels with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

CREAMY CHICKEN & LEEK PARCELS

Steps:

• In a large frying pan add butter & melt over high heat. Add leek & garlic & cook for 3 mins or until leek softens. Roughly dice chicken (into pieces approx 1cm) and add to pan. Cook over high heat until chicken is browned. Mix cornflour & stock together and add to chicken mixture. Add cream. Reduce heat to medium & stir for a few minutes or until sauce thickens. Set aside to allow mixture to cool. To speed up the process, refrigerate mixture or spread out onto a tray. Preheat oven to 200ºC. Cut each sheet of pastry in half (giving you 2 large rectangles). Spoon some mixture onto one half of each piece. Fold the pastry over to enclose the filling and pinch edges to seal. I usually fold over the edges to stop mixture from running out. Cut a slit in the top of each one. Place pastry squares onto lined oven trays and brush the top with beaten egg. Bake in preheated oven for 15 mins or until golden.