Creamed Chicken In Pastry Shells Recipes

20-MINUTE CREAMED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the chicken broth and cream. Continue cooking until thickened and smooth, stirring constantly.
• Add the chicken pieces and the mushrooms with their liquid. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the creamed chicken mixture is hot and beginning to bubble.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and then stir in the sherry; heat through.
• Serve over rice or pasta, on toast points, split biscuits, or in baked puff pastry shells. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desired.

PASTRY CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• Bake pastry shells according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, red pepper, celery and onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened., In a small bowl, mix egg yolks and cream. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk mixture; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Add lemon juice, salt, paprika and pepper; cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken and peas; heat through. Serve over pastry shells.

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.

CREAMY CHICKEN PASTRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Bake pastry shells as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add mushrooms; cook 6 to 8 min. or until tender, stirring frequently. Add chicken; cook 3 to 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Heat milk in large saucepan. Add cream cheese spread; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add chicken mixture and parsley; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Remove center cutout from each pastry shell; set aside. Spoon chicken mixture into shells, adding about 1/2 cup chicken mixture to each shell; sprinkle with nuts. Top with pastry cutouts.

NANCY'S CHICKEN IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.