Puff Pastry Chicken Bundles Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 6 ounces each)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 40 large spinach leaves
• 2 cartons (8 ounces each) spreadable chive and onion cream cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon cold water

Directions

• Cut a lengthwise slit in each chicken breast to within 1/2 in. of the other side; open meat so it lies flat. Cover with plastic wrap; pound to flatten to 1/8-in. thickness. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken.
• In a small saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil; add spinach. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes or until wilted; drain. Place five spinach leaves on each chicken breast. Spoon 2 tablespoons of cream cheese down the center of each chicken breast; sprinkle with walnuts. Roll up chicken and tuck in ends.
• Unroll puff pastry; cut into eight portions. Roll each into an 8-in. x 7-in. rectangle. Combine egg and cold water; brush over edges of pastry. Place chicken at one short end; roll up tightly, tucking in ends.
• Place on a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 8 servings.

Puff Pastry Chicken Bundles published in Taste of Home December/January 2002, p31