Chicken Breast With Cranberry And Brie In Puff Pastry

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 18 ounces chicken breasts, pounded flat (you need 6, 2-3 oz pieces)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (397 g) package frozen puff pastry
• 200 g brie cheese, in 12, 1/4 inch slices
• 120 ml cranberry sauce, whole berry
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/2 cup light cream
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saute pan over medium high heat, and add the minced garlic.
• 2 season the pounded chicken with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 3 brown the chicken in oil on both sides for about 5 minutes, and set aside to cool.
• 4 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 5 cut chicken breasts in half, if they are large, so they are about 2-3 oz each, or about 3x2 inch pieces.
• 6 roll out each 1/2 of the puff pastry to a rectangle about 8" x 18", and cut into thirds, so each one is about 8" x 6".
• 7 you will have 6 rectangles in total.
• 8 place a piece of chicken at one end of the pastry, and top with 2 slices of brie and 2 tablespoons of cranberry sauce.
• 9 brush the edges of the pastry with egg, and roll it so that you end up with a double layer of pastry on the bottom, and the chicken is also at the bottom.
• 10 pinch to seal the edges of the pastry and brush the top and sides of the bundle with more of the beaten egg.
• 11 make sure there are no holes in the pastry.
• 12 bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 13 cranberry cream sauce:.
• 14 mix together the corn starch and water to a paste, and set aside.
• 15 put the cranberry juice, wine, dijon mustard, and cream in a medium saucepan and heat to just simmering.
• 16 add the corn starch mixture, and stir, or whisk, until thickened, for about 1 or 2 minutes.
• 17 to serve:.
• 18 make a puddle with about 1/4 cup of sauce on the plate. place the chicken bundle on top, so that some of the sauce peeks out from underneath.
• 19 if desired, garnish the plate with a few fresh cranberries.
• 20 *to make this a little more health friendly, try using 1 sheet of phyllo pastry per chicken breast instead of the puff pastry.