CHICKEN SPINACH PARCELS

Chicken Spinach Parcels image

Provided by whisks

Time 40m

Yield 6-8 parcels

Number Of Ingredients 11

500 g skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon plain flour
150 g spinach, chopped (frozen is OK)
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
1 cup spring onion
1 teaspoon butter
8 medium mushrooms, chopped (tinned champignons = OK)
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder
200 ml cream
1 cup grated cheese
phyllo pastry or puff pastry sheet

Steps:

Slice the chicken into strips lengthwise, approx 15mm thick (like for a stir-fry).
Melt the butter in a deep frypan or saucepan, adding the chicken, eschalot, mushrooms and pepper.
Saute lightly for around 3 minutes.
Add the flour and mix well.
Add the spinach, cream and chicken stock powder.
Heat it til the sauce thickens, then add the cheese and remove from the heat and allow it to get quite cool. (You can do this step early, let it sit in the fridge and assemble the parcels later on).
Layer 3 sheets of filo, slice in half, and spoon about 2 tblsp of mixture onto one end of the filo stack, then roll up like a spring roll, tucking the ends inches
Spray lightly with oil, sprinkle with sesame/poppy seeds and bake in a hot oven for around 20 minutes.