Stuffed Chicken with Pastry Crust

Name: Stuffed Chicken with Pastry Crust
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters shredded White American cheese, divided; 6 Tbsps cold butter; 3 Tbsps dried basil; 1 beaten egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons garlic powder; 3 pinches garlic salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 591 milliliters fresh spinach leaves, divided; 79 milliliters water, or more as needed

Stuffed Chicken with Pastry Crust might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 3. One serving contains 852 calories, 45g of protein, and 43g of fat. Head to the store and pick up american cheese, garlic powder, chicken breast halves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Cut the butter into 1/4-inch thick slices; combine in the bowl of a food processor with the flour and salt. Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; drizzle in water with the machine running, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough resembles lumpy oatmeal. Gather the dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

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Oatmeal

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

Wrap

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Food Processor

Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Place each chicken breast between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken breast with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/2 inch.

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Chicken Breast

Meat

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Meat Tenderizer

Spread each chicken breast with a third of the cheese and spinach, and fold each chicken breast in half.

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Chicken Breast

Spinach

Cheese

Spread

Sprinkle each chicken breast with 1 tablespoon of basil, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and a pinch of garlic salt.

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Chicken Breast

Garlic Powder

Garlic Salt

Basil

On a well-floured work surface, roll the dough ball out into a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick and cut into 3 equal-size pieces. Wrap each folded chicken breast in pastry and pinch the edges together to enclose the chicken in the pastry dough.

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Chicken Breast

Pastry Dough

Whole Chicken

Dough

Roll

Wrap

Place the wrapped chicken breasts onto the prepared baking sheet, brush each pastry package with beaten egg, and bake until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Crust

Egg