Lemon And Garlic Filo Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 onion, very finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 cup grated swiss cheese
• 125 g melted butter
• 2 chicken breasts
• 4 sheets filo pastry
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion, half the garlic, oregano, sage and half the emmental together. add a pinch of salt.
• 3 in another bowl, mix the melted butter and the remainder of the garlic.
• 4 place one sheet of filo pastry on the work surface and brush with the butter mix. place another sheet of pastry directly on top and brush with more butter.
• 5 position a breast of chicken one-third of the way from the short end of the pastry. spoon half the mayonnaise mixture on top.
• 6 fold up the short end of the pastry over the chicken, then fold in the two long sides. roll the chicken to form a parcel.
• 7 repeat to make a second parcel and place both on a baking tray (or i prefer to use a large flat glass dish).
• 8 brush the top of each with any remaining butter and sprinkle on the remaining emmental.
• 9 cook for 25-30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and the chicken cooked.