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I thought I would share my Chicken and Parmesan Pinwheels recipe with you today! They are so delicious. I cant get enough of them.
These are a great sandwich substitute for the lunchbox. Vary the veggies in these to suit what you have in your fridge. This recipe is very forgiving.
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Chicken and Parmesan Pinwheel
- Total Time: 35
Ingredients
- 2 sheets of puff pastry
- 1 onion, peeled and quartered
- 2 garlic, peeled
- 100g carrot
- 10g spinach
- 100g parmasen cheese
- 500g chicken mince
- slat and pepper, to taste
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
Then mix like this
- Preheat oven to 180C. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Place pastry onto bench to thaw.
- Add onion, garlic, carrot and spinach to bowl. Speed 7 / 3 seconds. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
- Add cheese, chicken and salt and pepper to taste. Speed 7 / 5 seconds.
- Spread chicken mixture over the two sheets of puff pastry.
- Roll pastry up into a log shape.
- Using thin string or a knife, cut each log into 8 rounds.
- Place rounds onto the baking tray.
- Brush each round lightly with egg.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pastry id puffed up and cooked.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving or allow to cool completely before serving in the lunchbox.
Or cook like this
- Preheat oven to 180C. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Place pastry onto bench to thaw.
- Add onion, garlic, carrot and spinach into food processor. Process on High for 2 seconds. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
- Add cheese, chicken and salt and pepper to taste. Process on High for 5 seconds.
- Spread chicken mixture over the two sheets of puff pastry.
- Roll pastry up into a log shape.
- Using thin string or a knife, cut each log into 8 rounds.
- Place rounds onto the baking tray.
- Brush each round lightly with egg.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pastry id puffed up and cooked.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving or allow to cool completely before serving in the lunchbox.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 25
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 16
Hi is the chicken cooked before you make the pinwheels thanks