Old Fashioned Chicken Salad In Puff Pastry Shells Food

PUFF PASTRY SHELLS

Steps:

• Beat egg and water together in a small bowl.
• Cut two rounds from each sheet of puff pastry using a 3-inch round cutter, forming 8 circles. Use a 2 1/2-inch round cutter to cut through 4 of the rounds. Place entire cut round on top of an un-cut round. Brush each with egg mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.

SAUSAGE AND CHICKEN PUFF PASTRY SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
• Arrange thawed puffed pastry shells on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Use a knife to remove the tops; reserve.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add carrots, celery, and onion. Cover and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in mushrooms.
• Add sausage to a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat remaining oil in a pot over medium-low heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, until browned, 2 to 30 minutes. Slowly pour in milk and stir constantly until blended. Add garlic salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and poultry seasoning. Whisk until well blended. Cook and stir gravy until boiling, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Stir the vegetable mixture, sausage, and chicken into the gravy. Taste and add more garlic salt if needed.
• Spoon a generous serving of the sausage-chicken mixture into the puff pastry shells. Cover with the tops.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 9 ingredients in a big bowl; toss gently.
• Fold in mayonnaise; taste and adjust with salt and pepper.
• Cover and chill 2 hours or until well chilled.
• Spoon into a serving dish; sprinkle with paprika.
• Garnish with parsley and tomatoes.

CHICKEN ALA' KING ON PUFF PASTRY SHELL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to the temperature recommended for puff pastry shells.
• Bake puff pastry shells according to package directions. Bake and cool. This can be done ahead of time. Remove center of puff pastry, save for topping.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325-350° for baking chicken.
• Bake chicken breast using recipe Or use recipe Recipe #234465. Cool and remove skin. Cube chicken, set aside.
• Over a low to medium heat, saute the red bell pepper, sliced scallions and sliced mushrooms in butter for approximately 3-5 minutes. Do not over cook. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In the mean time, make a white sauce.
• Melt butter, add chicken bullion seasoning, add flour and whisk to combine. It will thicken at this point. Slowly add the milk, 1/2 C at a time, continuing to whisk until the sauce thickens. You may not use all the milk.
• Add frozen peas to the sauce. Add the peppers, onions, mushrooms and chicken. Warm through.
• Spoon sauce mixture over each puff pastry shell, top with the center of the shell you removed.
• Enjoy!

CREAMED CHICKEN IN PUFF PASTRY SHELLS

Steps:

• Braise chicken in chicken broth until cooked (about 20-30 minutes). Cut into cubes.
• Strain broth and set aside.
• Bake pastry shells according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute the mushrooms, green pepper and broccoli in butter until tender; sprinkle with flour.
• Gradually stir in milk and about 1 cup of the reserved broth until blended.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Add the pimientos, paprika, chicken, salt and pepper.
• Cook and stir until heated through.
• Spoon into pastry shells.