Description
Chicken Wellington features tender chicken breast wrapped in flaky puff pastry with savory mushroom filling, perfect for special occasions.
Ingredients
2 large chicken breasts
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup mushrooms, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
¼ cup cream cheese (optional)
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 egg, beaten
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400°F
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper
3. Sear chicken in olive oil until golden, remove and cool
4. Sauté garlic and mushrooms in butter until moisture evaporates, add thyme and cream cheese
5. Roll out puff pastry, place mushroom mixture, place chicken on top, fold pastry over and seal
6. Brush with beaten egg
7. Bake 25–30 minutes until golden brown
8. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 150mg