Low Fat Chicken in Phyllo
- 16 ounces chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless 2 large or 4 small breasts
- 1 x nonstick cooking spray butter flavored if possible
- 1 pk phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
- 4 tablespoons shallots minced
- 8 each sage fresh whole leaves, or 1 teaspoon dried
- 2 ounces swiss cheese partly skimmed
- 1 x salt to taste
- 1 x black pepper freshly ground to taste
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
- Halve chicken breasts & pound flat between cling film.
- Using a gentle touch season both sides of each chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Use 4 sheets of phyllo pastry for each chicken breast.
- Lay down a sheet of phyllo.
- Lightly spray with cooking spray.
- Place the next sheet on top and lightly spray.
- Repeat for the remaining sheets.
- On each chicken breast lay down one of the sage leaves (or sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of dried sage).
- Then sprinkle 1 tablespoon shallots.
- Lay 1/2 ounce of cheese on each breast & roll up.
- Place breast in the middle of the phyllo, at one end; roll once, fold in sides and continue rolling.
- If desired, place a sage leaf under the outside layer of phyllo pastry positioning it so that once rolled the sage leaf will be visible on the top of the rolled up chicken breast.
- Light spray the outside of the bundle with cooking spray.
- Arrange the bundles evenly spaced out on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until browned and the breasts have been cooked through.
- If you have a thermometer the breasts should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
chicken, nonstick cooking spray butter, phyllo, shallots, sage, swiss cheese, salt, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/low-fat-chicken-phyllo-51292 (may not work)