Name: Cheesy chicken parcels recipe
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts, cut into small chunks; ½ x 300g tub fresh cheese sauce; 200g (7oz) frozen peas, thawed; 500g pkt puff pastry, rolled and cut into 4 x 15cm (6in) squares; 2tbsp parsley, chopped

By GoodtoKnow

published 2 August 2019

in Recipes

A ready-made three-cheese sauce works really well in this quick and easy chicken recipe

Ingredients

3 chicken breasts, cut into small chunks
½ x 300g tub fresh cheese sauce
200g (7oz) frozen peas, thawed
500g pkt puff pastry, rolled and cut into 4 x 15cm (6in) squares
2tbsp parsley, chopped

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Method

Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan and fry the chicken for 2 mins until lightly browned.
Combine the chicken with the sauce and peas. Spoon the mixture into the centre of each pastry square.
Bring the corners of each square into the middle to make a parcel, squeezing the edges together to seal.
Bake in the oven for 15 mins at 200°C (400°F, gas mark 5), or until the pastry is golden brown. Serve with vegetables.

Top Tip for making Cheesy chicken parcels

For extra taste, you can also add a few rashers of chopped, fried streaky bacon.

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