Chicken fillet in puff pastry recipe

Chicken Fillet in Puff Pastry recipe

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Ingredients

300 g	mushrooms, cleaned and chopped
1	onion, finely chopped
150 g	ham, chopped
2 tbsp	butter
3 sprig(s)	parsley, finely chopped
1 tsp	dried thyme
4	chicken breast fillets, each approx. 180 g
1 pack(s)	ready rolled out puff pastry
1	egg, separated
	salt and pepper

Instructions

In a saucepan, heat the butter and sauté mushrooms, ham and onion slightly. Add parsley and thyme and season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow to cool.

Lengthwise cut a deep pocket into the chicken fillets. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff the cold mushroom mixture into the pocket and press together the edges slightly.

Cut the puff pastry into 4 squares and brush the edges with egg white. Put a chicken fillet on top of each, wrap with the pastry and place the packets onto a lined baking tray. Brush the pastry with egg yolk. Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack at 200°C for about 20 minutes.

Serve with a green salad of your choice.

Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 20 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a