Chicken Pasty

Its time for another simple reciepe I feel. Today it is a simple chicken and mushroom pasty. Depending on how naughty you are feeling it can be served with chips or if you are eating as a light snack salad is equally as well suited.

For this one you will need, a packet of ready made puff pastry, 2 chicken breasts, mushrooms, onions or leeks and a packet of phillidelphia cheese (or any other soft cheese) and one beaten egg.

To begin fry off your chopped onions then add the chicken breast. It is best to chop the chicken up into cubes or strips so that it can be distributed through the pasty. Finally add the mushrooms to the mixture and fry for a further five minutes. Whilst the mixture is cooking, take your ready made pastry and roll out into a large rectangular shape. Spread half the soft cheese onto the pastry leaving a 1.5cm border of clean pastry around the edges. Remove the chicken mixture from the heat and stir in the remaining soft cheese to the mixture. Finally spread the mixture out onto the pastry. Use part of the beaten egg to moisten the 1.5cm pastry border then fold the pasty over sealing the edges well. Finally glaze the pastry with the rest of the beaten egg.

Stick the pasty in the oven for 15 minutes on a medium heat and sit back and relax whilst waiting for the pasty to cook. Remove and serve with your choice of side dish.

Tonight we are feeling naughty so will serve this dish with chips and onion rings!!