Love Birds in a Nest
Tracy Pignetti
This yummy chicken dinner can be used whenever you need a reminder of how much you love one another!
ingredients
- 4 pieces of skinless chicken breast (de-boned)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh finely chopped rosemary
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 sheet puff pastry (11 by 17 inch)
- 8 slices cheese (your choice) cut into 2-3 inch squares
- 1/2 cup fruit preserves (your choice)
- 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- 2
Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Cut each piece of chicken in half across the breast giving you 8 equal portions. Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly brown the chicken on broth sides, 5 minutes total. Remove from heat.
- 3
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut pastry into 8 pieces. Place a piece of cheese on each pastry square and top with spoonful of preserves and the chicken pieces. Pinch and seal the dough up and over the meat and cheese, seal with egg wash, flip the pastry packets over and brush the tops with remaining egg wash. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden.
- 4
For entree portions, simply leave chicken breast whole and cut the pastry into quarters. Trim off excess dough and use it to decorate the pastry with small cut outs such as heart shapes.
Source: Tracy Pignetti
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