Herbed Chicken Asparagus In Pastry

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (35 ounce) package puff pastry
• 16 tablespoons herb cheese spread
• 8 asparagus spears (optional)
• 8 chicken breast tenders
• 1/8 cup butter, melted
• 8 teaspoons parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 defrost puff pastry in fridge according to box instructions. let sit at room temperature for 1/2 hour before beginning recipe. defrost chicken tenders. preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 roll out sheet of puff pastry on cutting board. slice each sheet into four equal squares, making eight squares altogether.
• 3 lay tenders diagonally across each square. spoon two tablespoons cheese spread on top of each tender.
• 4 cut each stalk of asparagus in half and lay two halves on top of each tender.
• 5 fold two opposite corners of pastry over chicken, asparagus, and cheese, sort of like pigs in a blanket. chicken should be exposed at each end.
• 6 lay on greased cookie sheet (use parchment if you like), spacing by at least one inch. use pastry brush to coat tops with butter. sprinkle delicately with parmesan.
• 7 bake 20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. optional: broil for a minute or two to make pastry even crisper.