Name: Nancy's Chicken in Puff Pastry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon; Salt and pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon; Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - 4 (4 ounce); Cream cheese with chives - 1 (8 ounce) package; Puff pastry shells - 4

Ingredients for - Nancy's Chicken in Puff Pastry

1. Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon

2. Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon

3. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 4 (4 ounce)

4. Cream cheese with chives 1 (8 ounce) package

5. Puff pastry shells 4

How to cook deliciously - Nancy's Chicken in Puff Pastry

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

2 . Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper, and place in hot oil; cook for 5 minutes, turning to brown evenly. Remove skillet from heat.

3 . Stage

Roll out pastry shells as thinly as possible so that it is big enough to fit around a chicken breast. Spread 2 ounces of cream cheese on one chicken breast, place in the center of a pastry sheet; fold the pastry around the chicken, and pinch the pastry edges together very tightly to seal. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Place the pastry-wrapped chicken breasts on a greased baking sheet.

4 . Stage

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.