To reduce the fat content of this recipe,
substitute the melted butter with a butter-flavored cooking spray.
Mustard and Artichoke
Chicken Packets
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke quarters, well drained and chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onions
8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves
- Granulated or powdered garlic to taste
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
16 frozen phyllo pastry sheets, thawed
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Combine first 4 ingredients; set aside.
- Season chicken breasts with granulated
garlic, salt and pepper.
- Stack 2 pastry sheets together, brushing
each with melted butter. (Keep remaining pastry covered with
a damp towel to prevent drying out). Spread 3 tablespoons mustard
mixture on both sides of each chicken breast, and place diagonally
in one corner of the buttered, stacked pastry sheets. Fold corner
over chicken; fold sides over, and carefully roll up. Place,
seam side down, on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat procedure
with remaining pastry, mustard mixture, and chicken. Brush the
pastry bundles with any remaining butter and sprinkle with Parmesan
cheese.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for
55 to 60 minutes.
Makes 8 servings.
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