These are geat as a meal on their own, as part of a meal or smaller versions could be made as party food.
Ingredients: Pastry
sheets (Puff pastry - I buy this, making it is too hard)
Method: Large Parcels: 1). Get your frozen pastry out and let it defrost while you make the filling. 2). Take the Chicken breast and make a slice lengthwise to create a split in which you can place the cheese. 3). Fry the Garlic and onion (if adding this) and place some into the split you just made. Cut the cheese into slices (good sized ones) and place a slice into the split as well. Season with Salt and Pepper. 4). Cut a Pastry sheet in half, place the chicken in the centre and fold the sides over to cover the chicken and the ends over. Press down to seal well. Cut a slit in the pastry to allow the steam to escape. 5). When your parcels are done, put them on a tray with the seams downwards. Give them a light spray with oil, or brush the pastry gently with a pastry brush and milk (you can add egg, but it isn't necessary). Put them in the oven to cook. I like to sprinkle sesame seeds on top to look nice... 6).
As the chicken needs to cook through, start them off in a low-medium heat
oven, and cook for about 20 mins, then turn up the oven to high and cook
until the pastry is browning. Probably about 10-15 mins?
Small Parcels: 1). Get your frozen pastry out and let it defrost while you make the filling. 2). Take the Chicken breast and chop it into small pieces. Fry this with the Garlic and Onion (if adding this). 3). Cut the pastry into 9 squares. Wet the edges of the squares and place a small spoonful of fried mixture into one corner. Add a slice of cheese and fold the pastry over into a triangle, and using the prongs on a fork, make a |||||| pattern around the edges. Cut a slit in the pastry to allow the steam to escape. 4). When your parcels are done, put them on a tray. Give them a light spray with oil, or brush the pastry gently with a pastry brush and milk (you can add egg, but it isn't necessary). Put them in the oven to cook. I like to sprinkle sesame seeds on top to look nice... 5).
They should go in a hot oven (pastry needs to cook in a hot oven or it
just goes bleerrgh instead of crispy), cook until the pastry is browning.
Probably about 10-15 mins?
These can be eaten straight away, or allowed to cool and put in the fridge for the following day and reheated (If you are intending to reheat them, I'd advise only half cooking them, so that they don't burn in the oven when being reheated). They might go a touch wrinkly/soggy if left till the next day, but it's mostly cosmetic, and they'll still taste fine.
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