Chimichurri Chicken en Croute Recipe
This recipe is for chicken breasts seasoned with chimichurri sauce and baked in puff pastry—an elegant dinner.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 4boneless chicken breast halves
- 2tablespoons butter
- 4ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 2tablespoons chimichurri sauce
- 1sheet of frozen puff pastry (thawed)
- 1egg
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Season the chicken breasts generously with salt and pepper.Step 2
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté the chicken breasts in the butter until lightly browned on both sides. Chill chicken for 20 minutes.Step 3
Stir the chimichurri sauce into the cream cheese until well mixed.Step 4
On a floured surface, roll out the pastry sheet to a 14-inch square. Cut pastry into 4 (7-inch) squares.Step 5
Preheat the oven to 400 F.Step 6
Spread 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture in the middle of each pastry sheet. Place a chicken breast in each square, on top of the cheese, centered in the pastry square.Step 7
Brush the edges of the pastry squares with beaten egg. Fold the corners up over the chicken and seal the edges completely.Step 8
Place the chicken breasts, seam-side down, on a cookie sheet lined with foil or parchment. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown and chicken is cooked through. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.