Chicken Alouette

Name: Chicken Alouette
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams garlic-and-spice-flavored Alouette cheese; 6 skinned and boned chicken breast halves; 1 large egg; 0 teaspoons pepper; 489 grams package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp water

Chicken Alouette might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 589 calories, 31g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have skinned and boned chicken breast halves, puff pas

Instructions

Unfold pastry sheets, and roll each sheet into a 14- x 12-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.

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Roll

Cut 1 sheet into 4 (7- x 6-inch) rectangles; cut second sheet into 2 (7- x 6-inch) rectangles and 1 (14- x 6-inch) rectangle. Set large rectangle aside. Shape each small rectangle into an oval by trimming off corners.

Spread pastry ovals evenly with cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edge.

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Cheese

Spread

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, and place in center of each pastry oval. Lightly moisten pastry edges with water. Fold ends over chicken; fold sides over, pressing to seal.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Water

Place each bundle, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water; brush mixture over chicken bundles.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Egg

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Whisk

Cut designs from reserved pastry sheet, using a small leaf cutter and a small flower cutter. Score leaves with a paring knife, if desired. Use a wooden pick to make a small hole in center of flowers.

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Knife

Cut 6 narrow strips for stems. Dip cutouts in egg mixture, and arrange in a decorative pattern over chicken bundles. Cover and chill up to 24 hours, or bake immediately.

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Whole Chicken

Dip

Egg

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Oven