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I have a really fun recipe for you! And easy, too. It’s hardly any work; the oven does the work for you, but it’s a really fun and tasty way to serve chicken for a change. Serve with an Avocado & Fennel Salad, lots of skillet baked potatoes and a little Green Peppercorn Sauce, but that’s mainly because I’m seriously addicted to how the sauce tastes on potatoes.
This was absolutely delicious!
Directions:
4 chicken fillets
4 frozen puff pastry sheets
4 oz cream cheese (the firm kind)
few rashes of bacon
flat-leaf parsley
1 spring onion
1 large egg
pepper
salt
Directions:
This is what we call ontbijtspek here. It’s kinda like bacon, only much salter. They come in small portions. I’ve cooked four thin slices and drained them on a paper towel. I’m not using too much, but feel free to add as much bacon as you like.
I’ve also chopped a spring onion with my cute orange baby Santoku.
And I’ve finely chopped a small handful of flat-leaf parsley. Gotta love the stuff. You can use any herb you like, though.
Add the spring onions, parsley, crumbled up bacon and a good pinch of pepper to 4 oz firm cream cheese; I’ve opted for low-fat cream cheese.
Mix it all up. Adding a little garlic, chili pepper and/or grated cheese also tastes great! Just go wild! Think of fun combinations.
Make a fairly deep cut in each chicken fillet. And spread 1/4 of the cream mixture in there.
My puff pastry sheets were fairly small, so I’ve used two for each chicken fillet. I kinda stuck them together, and flattened them a little with my dough pin.
Until I ended up with puff pastry looking like this.
Place the chicken on top of the puff pastry, with the cream cheese side down. Season the chicken with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
Beat a large egg, and brush a little on the edges of the puff pastry.
Just fold them until you end up with small packages. The egg will function as a glue. Lightly brush the top of the puff pastry with the egg as well.
Pop them in a preheated oven, and bake at 400F (200C) for 30 to 35 minutes.
These were so good. The flavors together just worked. Even the kiddo loved them, and that’s saying a lot these days.
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My college apartment kitchen lacks several of these utensils. My local grocery doesn’t carry puff pastry or rasher. But even with plain bacon, and some flattened Pillsbury crescent rolls, this recipe was crazy good.
I made these last night, not only was it fun but I would I would have to say ONE of the best meals I have ever made. Thanks for sharing!
I made this last night for dinner and this was oh so so so so delicious! I served it along side some baked potatoes and sauteed vegetables and the meal was devine. Delicious recipe, creative, and easy to prepare. Thank you!
Hoi, Kay!
I made this for dinner tonight. It took me a while but it was so worth it. They came out amazing!! We had dinner for 4 and I served them with some fried potatoes. Everyone loved it and even asked me to let you know they did so!! Thanks for the wonderful recipe, it was my first time baking; so thanks for helping this beginner mexican cook ;) This is definately a keeper! <3
this looks delicious! I’m definitely going to give this recipe a try
I just made these, but I added something. I put 1/2 a package of hidden valley ranch dip mix in with the filling. Yummy!!!
Ok, these look so delish but I cannot eat bacon or any kind of red meat either so what else could I use instead for the flavor?? I imagine that the bacon is for flavor?? any ideas for me?? thanks
Found this recipe on Pinterest. I made it tonight and it was amazing!! Thanks for the great recipe!
Pretty good. I only had frozen chicken on hand (and the market was out of fresh) so it wasn’t defrosted all the way and I couldn’t get the mixture all the way in. My husband liked only the bites with the mixture. Basically this would have been really good if I would have had completely thawed chicken ;) Thanks for sharing.
Wanted to let you know I tried this recipe yesterday. I had started to explain the recipe to my husband the day before. He said, “Yuck”. I made it anyway – and he liked it! It is now on our recipe rotation. I have to make up a new name for it and NOT tell him the ingredients and he’ll be fine. (He doesn’t like cream cheese). Too funny! Thumbs up from my Dad and my stepson too. Thanks for a versatile recipe – it’ll be fun trying different variations.
Found this recipe on Pinterest and tried it last night. OH WOW! Thank you! (And thanks to the commenters, too– I tried it with lemon pepper instead of black as one commenter suggested and it took the flavor to a whole ‘nother level!) This is definitely my new favorite chicken recipe!! I can’t wait to try it with other variations on the stuffing, too! The possibilities are endless!
I came across your recipe on Stumbleupon and thought it sounded like a good way to try the same old chicken. I wasn’t mistaken! This is a fabulous dish! Thank you so much for posting it. I’m so glad I “stumbled” onto your site!
Thanks so much for this recipe, Kay! Like Brenna, I also made smaller slits and pocketed the chicken inside, and also put the chicken upright instead. It turned out great and not soggy at all. My local grocery store also didn’t have puff pastries, so I used leftover pie crust I had at home and it worked great as well. I am not the best chef so I usually mess up a little whenever I cook, but this recipe was the first I’ve ever tried that I didn’t mess up! It was also one of the most delicious chicken recipes I’ve ever tried as well. I will definitely be coming back to your website to try your other recipes! :)
I LOVE that you have a printable recipe page. This looks amazing. Thanks!
Minunat!!!
A avut un gust bestial.
Multumesc.
I have absolutely no idea what you just said.
I am from Romania, I wrote in Romanian …
Sorry
That recipe is wonderful and thank you.
http://gabyd2.blogspot.com/2011/08/piept-de-pui-umplut-in-foietaj.html
Do you thaw the puff pastry first? Or just get it straight from the freezer and connect the two pieces?
I do, you can’t really connect frozen puff pastry!
I just made this tonight for my husband’s birthday dinner (along with your Potatoes a la Boulangere) and everyone loved them! They’re so easy to make and look absolutely beautiful on the plate. I followed your directions exactly (other than using low sodium bacon). Thank you so much for sharing this! It is definitely a keeper.
Making this tonight, but with no veggies (no one else will eat them). I put in ranch powder, montreal chicken bbq seasoning, lawry’s salt, and thyme. I didn’t have any pastry sheets, so I used pillsbury cheese biscuits (rolled out) instead. I’ll tell you how it goes!
Just made it for a family lunch today and it was a real success! I added capsicum and mushrooms and used a flavoured cream cheese. Thanks a lot for the great idea! So easy and quick to make.
these look sooo yummy!! the flaky crust reminds me of chicken pot pie which makes it even more appetizing!! but i was thinking for better marketing maybe you should change the opening picture to the finished product because the raw chicken didn’t seem delectable to anyone i showed it to until after they saw it all done. just an idea though =)
Not sure what you mean, the opening shot is a photo of the cooked chicken. Look at the top of the posting.
I’m making this for dinner tonight! But since I forgot to buy puff pastry I’m attempting to make my own. EEK!
Looks great, having them for dinner tonight!! Thanks I need new ideas for chicken.
I made this last night for my family and friends and it was a huge hit!! Thank you for the recipe. I have made chicken in puff pastry before, but never with cream cheese. Delish!!
Made this tonight, maybe used a little too much puff pastry because mine were greater in size lol. But still delicious!!!! Thanks :)