St Georges Chicken Parcels Recipes

CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C.
• Mix together garlic, chopped sage, mustard, honey, lemon juice and soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place each chicken breast on foil and drizzle with lemon mixture, top with a piece of sage, and piece of lemon.
• Fold foil to enclose chicken and make parcels.
• Place in a roasting pan and cook for 25 minutes or until cooked through.
• Open chicken parcels, remove sage and lemon and serve, drizzled with sauce.

ST GEORGE'S CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• For each breast, remove the loose fillet from the underside and flatten that, along with the breast, between sheets of plastic wrap, using a rolling pin or mallet.
• Place a piece of cheese on each breast and cover with the fillet; season well with the pepper and make sure the chicken wraps around the cheese.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut the bacon in half lengthwise; use 4 pieces to wrap around each packet the long way.
• Cut remaining bacon in half crosswise; wrap across each packet to form 2 crosses and secure with toothpicks.
• Place parcels in a baking dish and roast, basting with the butter, for 30 to 40 minutes.

CURRIED CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• Heat the oil and fry the onion, butternut squash and sweet potato for about 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken and fry until browned on the outside and nearly done.
• Add the curry paste and coconut milk and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Take the pan of the heat and stir in the corriander.
• Roll out the pastry and cut out four 17 centimetre circles.
• Divide the filling between the pastry circles.
• Beat the egg and brush the edges of the pastry circles.
• Fold the pastry over to form a semi-circle and seal the edges by pressing them down with a fork.
• Brush the tops of the parcels with the rest off the beaten egg and sprinkle with the poppy seeds.
• Chill in the fridge for half an hour (I never really bother with this) and then bake in a pre-heated oven (200 C, 400 F or Gas Mark 6) for about 30 to 40 minutes until golden.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• Cut four pieces of foil about 10 in square. Brush the squares with the oil and set aside until needed.
• With a sharp knife, slash each chicken breast at intervals, then slice the mozzarella and place between the cuts in the chicken.
• Divide the courgettes and tomatoes between the pieces of foil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roughly chop the basil or oregano and scatter over the vegetables in each parcel.
• Place the chicken on top of each pile of veggies then wrap in the foil to enclose the vegetables and chicken, tucking in the ends.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 400°F oven for about 30 minutes.
• To serve, unwrap each foil parcel and serve with rice or pasta.

SAVORY CHICKEN PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*. Cut 4 sheets of foil, about 12 inches square. Place one breast on each, arrange a quarter of the vegetables on top. Prepare seasoning mixture: In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, basil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper until combined. Spoon about 1/4 of the seasoning mixture evenly over each chicken and vegetable mound. With the chicken and vegetable mound crosswise on the foil, fold the 2 sides over both ends of the chicken. Fold the nearest edge over the chicken; then fold the farthest edge toward you over the whole parcel so that the end folds underneath the parcel. Bake the parcels in a baking dish for 30-35 minutes. Unwrap each parcel and transfer the chicken and vegetables to a serving platter with the juices. This is good with a wild and white rice and sugar snap peas.