Sunday, April 13, 2008

Chicken en Papillote

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I found a recipe for this in Real Simple a long time ago. Michael and I decided to try it out once when he was visiting. Since he's vegetarian, we used Morningstar Chick'n Strips. I don't remember a lot about the recipe other than you cook it at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. It's really all about eyeballing and throwing in a bunch of stuff. This is the combination we had. It turned out colorful and delicious!

Chicken en Papillote

Parchment Paper
Chicken Breasts (optional)
One can butter beans
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Carrots, julienned
Baby spinach
Yellow squash, sliced
Green onions, chopped
Olive oil, to drizzle
Lots of garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut parchment paper to size you wish to serve. Leave plenty of room to fold paper to seal. We used two pieces for each packet, like a sandwich, then folded the edges. I've also done it where I folded over one large piece.

Stir all ingredients, except the chicken, together until evenly dispersed. Drizzle in olive oil and add salt and pepper.

Spoon vegetables onto one layer of parchment paper. Place chicken on top. Seal by folding in edges.

Place sealed packets onto baking sheet and cook 30 to 40 minutes.

To serve, either place packets on plate, or open packet and dump onto plate. We opened them and ate with rice.

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