Mediterranean Puff Pastry Chicken
Submitted by: Rose
Rated: 5 out of 5 by 15 members Prep Time: 4 Hours 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes Ready In: 4 Hours 50 Minutes
Yields: 2 servings"Cooks who love intensely flavored ingredients of
Mediterranean cuisines--garlic, basil, sun-dried tomatoes, feta
cheese--will enjoy these savory chicken breasts wrapped with flaky puff
pastry."
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons crushed garlic
1 egg yolk
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons basil pesto
1/3 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 cup crumbled herbed feta cheese
2 frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
DIRECTIONS:
1.In a small bowl, use a fork to combine crushed garlic and egg yolk.
Place chicken breasts in a shallow glass dish and spread both sides with
egg mixture. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours, or
overnight (recommended).2.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Grease a baking sheet.3.Working on a lightly floured surface, unroll one
puff pastry sheet. Place 1/2 cup spinach in the center of the pastry
sheet. Remove one chicken breast from marinade, shaking off any excess,
and place on top of spinach. Spread 1 tablespoon pesto over chicken,
layer with half the sun-dried tomatoes, sprinkle with half the feta
cheese, and top with 1/2 cup spinach. Fold pastry sheet around chicken,
using fingers or fork to seal pastry seam. Place chicken seam side down
on baking sheet. Repeat steps with the second puff pastry sheet and
remaining chicken breast.4.Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Test for doneness by
cutting through center of chicken breast; if juices run clear, chicken
is cooked.
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