Herbed Chicken In Puff Pastry Recipes

CHICKEN IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into a 14-in. square. Cut into four squares. , Spoon 2 tablespoons cream cheese into the center of each square; top with Muenster cheese and chicken., Whisk egg and water; lightly brush over edges. Bring opposite corners of pastry over each bundle; pinch seams to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; brush with remaining egg mixture. , Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.

HERBED CHICKEN IN PASTRY

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper if desired. Melt butter in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned. Remove chicken. Cover and refrigerate 15 minute or up to 24 hours.
• Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 minute Mix egg and water. Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Unfold pastry on lightly flourd surface. foll into 14" square and cut into 4(7") squares. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the cheese spread in center of each square. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley and top with cooled chicken. Brush edges of squares with egg mixture. Fold each corner to center on top of chicken and seal edges. Place seam side down on baking sheet. Brush with egg mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden.

HERBED CHICKEN IN PASTRY

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork or whisk.
• Season the chicken with the black pepper, if desired. Heat the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until it's well browned on both sides. Remove the chicken to a plate. Cover the plate and refrigerate for 15 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 14-inch square. Cut into 4 (7-inch) squares.
• Spread about 2 tablespoons cheese spread in the center of each pastry square. Top each with 1 tablespoon parsley and 1 chicken breast. Brush the edges of the pastry squares with the egg mixture. Fold the corners of the pastry squares to the center over the chicken and press to seal. Place the filled pastries seam-side down onto a baking sheet. Brush the pastries with the egg mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Let the pastries cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve Bibb lettuce wedges with tomatoes and basil and Italian dressing. For dessert serve coffee ice cream with butterscotch or whipped cream.

HERBED CHEESE AND CHICKEN IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Blanch garlic in boiling water for one minute; peel.
• Place garlic, chicken broth and chicken in saucepan and simmer gently covered for 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken and garlic from broth.
• Skin chicken and remove bones keeping intact.
• Place 1 1/2 slices of bacon where bones were.
• Puree garlic with 3 Tablespoons broth, cream cheese and tarragon.
• On lightly floured board, roll out puff pastry into an 8 inch circle.
• Place a stuffed chicken thigh on top of the pastry and two tablespoons of the garlic cheese mixture.
• Moisten edges of pastry dough with fingertip dipped in cold water.
• Bring edges together on top and crimp to seal.
• Repeat with remaining 5 pastry shells.
• Place filled pastry shells on lightly buttered baking sheet.
• Brush tops with beaten egg and bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

PUFF PASTRY-HERBED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Brown chicken in skillet, remove chicken and cover and refrigerate 15 minutes or up to 24 hours. 2. Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 minutes 3. Mix egg and water. 4. Preheat oven to 400°F. 5. Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14" square and cut into 4 squares. 6. Spread about 2 tbsp. of the cheese spread in center of each square, then sprinkle with 1 tbsp. parsley and top with cooled chicken 7. Brush edges of squares with egg mixture. Fold each corner to center on top of chicken and seal edges. Place seam-side down on baking sheet. Brush with egg mixture. 8. Bake 25 minutes or until golden.

HERBED CHICKEN IN PASTRY

Steps:

• 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.

HERBED CHICKEN IN PASTRY

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Melt butter in skillet and add chicken and cook until browned. Remove chicken. Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 minutes. Mix egg and water, set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14" square and cut into 4 (7") square.
• Spread about 2 tbsp of cheese spread in center of each square.
• Sprinkle with 1 tbsp parsley and top with cooled chicken.
• Brush edges of squares with egg mixture. Fold each corner to center on top of chicken and seal edges.
• Place seam side down on baking sheet. Brush with egg mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden.

HERBED CHICKEN IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Clean and remove the stems from the mushrooms.
• Chop fine and saute in the margarine.
• Take the puff pastry out of the freezer and set to thaw for about 30 minutes.
• Soon as the mushrooms are slightly soft, add the chicken breasts and saute until browned on either side.
• Remove the chicken and set on a plate. Add the marsala to the mushrooms in the saute pan and reduce until most of the wine is gone.
• Pour the wine and mushrooms over the chicken and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes to cool down. Note: You can store these for about 24 hours in the fridge also.
• Open the puff pastry and take one sheet and on a floured board roll the dough to a 14" x 14" square. Cut evenly into four pieces.
• Place 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese on each of the squares. Sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of the parsley and put a chicken breast on top of each prepared square.
• Brush the edges of each square with the soy creamer and fold the pastry over the chicken to form a packet. Seal the edges well. Place seam side down on a parchment lined pan and brush with the soy creamer.
• Bake 25 minutes or until the top is golden.
• Serve with your favourite veggies or salad.
• Bon Appetit!