Holiday Chicken Presents
"These are so cute--great for Christmas dinner. The mustard sauce dip is wonderful."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast half
- 3⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 1⁄2 small onion, minced
- 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 (17 1/4 ounce) packages frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 (17 1/4 ounce) packages frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 12 ounces sliced swiss cheese (12 slices)
- 12 ounces sliced country ham (12 slices)
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- 1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
directions
- Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt.
- Cook chicken in a lightly greased nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 7 to 8 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove from skillet; chop chicken, and set aside.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in nonstick skillet over medium heat; add shallots and onion, and sauté 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, and sauté 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; add cream cheese and milk, stirring until blended.
- Remove from heat; add chopped chicken. Stir in sherry and next 3 ingredients.
- Unfold 3 pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface; cut into fourths. Roll into 10-inch squares.
- Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on center of each puff pastry square; top with 1/4 cup chicken mixture. Bring corners together over filling, gently pressing to seal.
- Cut remaining pastry sheet into thin strips; tie each bundle with pastry ribbon. Place on a baking sheet; brush with egg white.
- Bake at 400° for 35 minutes or until golden. Whisk together melted butter and next 3 ingredients. Serve over pastry bundles.
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Reviews
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These were delicious. Eat 6, froze 6. Will make them again. The only problen I had with then was when I was cooking them the cheese burst out of the packet, so next time I will try cutting a couple of vents in top of the packet. Thanx.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
southern chef in lo
white springs, FL
I have 6 children 4 boys and 2 girl,ilove to cook and try lots of different foods,my real name is Britt and i live in louisiana i like to collect recipes,cookbooks,dolls,and angels,i just started having a intrest in teacups and teapots,i also like amish rag dolls.
