Description
These delightful chicken and mushroom puff pastry shells combine flaky pastry with a savory, creamy filling, perfect for appetizers and weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 100 g (3.5oz) boneless chicken (cut in small cubes)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 200 g (7oz) white mushrooms
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp onion (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- 1/2 tsp dried tarragon
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cooking cream
- Puff pastry sheets
- Egg wash (1 egg whisked with 2 tbsp milk)
Instructions
- Heat a pan with olive oil over medium heat. Add the cubed chicken and cook until fully cooked, about 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan.
- In the same pan, melt butter and sauté garlic and onion until softened, about 2-3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes.
- Return chicken to the pan, stir in flour, black pepper, Italian herbs, tarragon, and salt, stirring until well mixed.
- Pour in cooking cream while stirring to prevent lumps and cook until thickened. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.
- Cut rounds from puff pastry using a 5 cm (2-inch) cutter and position them on a parchment-lined baking tray.
- Using a smaller cutter, make rings from the larger rounds.
- Brush base rounds with egg wash, place a ring on top, prick the base, brush edges, and add another ring with egg wash.
- Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15-20 minutes until golden and puffed. Cool on a wire rack before serving.
Notes
Serve with fresh chives and pair with a side salad or steamed vegetables. For leftovers, store in an airtight container and reheat in the oven to retain the pastry’s crunch.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry shell
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 70mg