Chicken in Phyllo
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Try this scrumptious recipe that is easy to make and takes no effort to enjoy! Juicy stuffed chicken breasts filled with cheese wrapped in crispy filo pastry.
Ingredients
| 16 | ounces |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
2 large or 4 small breasts |
|
| 2 | ounces |
butter
melted |
|
| 1 | pk |
phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
|
* |
| 4 | tablespoons |
shallots
minced |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
sage
|
* |
| 4 | ounces |
monterey jack cheese
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃). Halve chicken breasts & pound flat.
Melt butter. Layer 4 sheets of phyllo, buttering each sheet.
On each chicken breast sprinkle 1 tablespoon shallots and ¼ teaspoon of sage. If using fresh sage use one whole large leaf for each breast.
Lay one ounce of cheese on each breast & roll up.
Place breast in the middle of the phyllo, at one end; roll once, fold in sides, brush with butter and continue rolling, buttering as you go.
Lay all on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 25 minutes until browned and the breasts have been cooked through.
If you have a thermometer the breasts should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 106g (3.7 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 27160% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g
28%
Saturated Fat 11g
53%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 100mg
33%
Sodium 207mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
1g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Sugars g
Protein
50g
Vitamin A 12%
•
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 12%
•
Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
