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Chicken Breasts in Fillo Dough

Servings: 6

Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 6 chicken breast (or precooked whole chicken)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 c melted butter
  • ½ c dry vermouth or sherry, for cooking chicken
  • ½ c brandy, for cooking chicken
  • 6 sheets filo dough
  • 1 # shredded mozzarella
  • 1 c peach or mango chutney
  • 6 artichoke hearts, cut in half
  • ¾ c pine nuts
  • pepper
  • nutmeg
  • marjoram
Steps
  1. subheading: For chicken:
  2. Season chicken w/ pepper, garlic. Place in shallow roasting pan. Pour over ⅓ c melted butter. Bake @ 350° for 1 hour. Add sherry and brandy; continue cooking for 15 minutes
  3. Cool and remove chicken from bone
  4. subheading: To assemble each piece:
  5. Brush sheet filo dough w/ butter (use 3 sheets)
  6. Lightly sprinkle w/ cheese
  7. Place chicken on end - leave 3" margin
  8. Brush chicken w/chutney; top w/ artichoke
  9. Sprinkle w/ more cheese and pine nuts
  10. Season w/ nutmeg, marjoram
  11. Wrap chicken in filo, brushing w/ butter
  12. Sprinkle cheese between folds
  13. Tuck in end pieces and place, seam side down, in shallow buttered baking dish. Repeat for rest
  14. Brush each piece w/ melted butter
  15. subheading: To Bake:
  16. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until golden brown
Notes
  • If using pre cooked chicken, add garlic in pockets
  • Can use half jack and half mozzarella
  • Can use sliced almonds if pine nuts not available
  • Make sure chutney contains sugar
  • Reheats well in oven; start face down and flip halfway
 

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