Name: Chicken and leek parcels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 25 gram butter; 1 small leek, pale section only, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon plain flour; 3/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard; 4 sheets filo pastry; cooking oil spray; 2 cooked chicken breast fillets, skin-on; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; salad leaves, to serve

These tasty chicken and leek parcels are easy-to-make and perfect for a yummy dinner idea any night of the week.

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Ingredients

25 gram butter

1 small leek, pale section only, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon plain flour

3/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard

4 sheets filo pastry

cooking oil spray

2 cooked chicken breast fillets, skin-on

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

salad leaves, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Line a banking tray with baking paper.

2.Melt butter in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Add leek. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes or until soft. Add flour. Cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually stir in milk until smooth. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat. Simmer 1-2 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Stir in mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Cool 5 minutes.

3.For each parcel, stack 2 sheets pastry on a flat surface, spraying between sheets with oil. Place one chicken breast along one short end of pastry. Spoon half the sauce over chicken. Fold in short ends, roll up to enclose filling and form a parcel. Place on prepared tray, spray with oil. Sprinkle with seeds. Bake 20 minutes, or until pastry is golden. Serve with salad.

This is a good way to use up left over chicken. Make parcels, brush with melted butter and store in freezer, uncooked, for up to 5 weeks Wash leek thoroughly to remove dirt.
Note

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