These creamy chicken and apricot filo parcels are easy to make and the whole family can enjoysuper yummy and a little bit fancy
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
construct filo parcels30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apricot, Chicken, Cream cheese, Filo pastry
Servings: 8
Ingredients
300gChicken meat
2cupswater
Creamy sauce
1onionlarge
2clovesgarlic
2Tablespoonsbutter
2tablespoonsflour
½cupmilk
2Tablespoonsour cream
1cupcheese gratedI use Colby, but you can use what ever you prefer
Salt & pepper to taste
Ingredient for putting filo parcels together
4Tablespooncream cheese
18dried apricot or 8 apricot halves from a can
16sheets of filo pastry
50gmelted butter
Sesame seedoptional
Instructions
Place chicken in a pot and cover with 2 cups water (add more water if chicken is not covered) bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
Creamy chicken sauce
Dice onion and garlic and add to frying pan with the 2 tablespoons of butter, cook on a low heat with out brown for 5-10 minutes.
Add flour to the onion mix and cook for 1-minute stirring continuously.
Add 1 ½ cups of the warm liquid that the chicken was cooked into your pan slowly a bit at a time stirring as you go.
Shred the cooked chicken and add to pan along with the sour cream and cheese.
Add the milk (you may need more or less milk depending on how thick or thin your mix is.
Cook for 5 more-minute stirring regularly.
Season with salt and pepper.
Let the creamy chicken mix cool down before making the filo parcel.
Putting filo parcels together
Melt 50g of butter in a small bowl.
Lay out your filo pastry under a tea towel.
Brush one sheet with butter then place a second one on top add ½ tablespoon of cream cheese to the centre top of the sheet then add diced apricots, next add 2-3 large tablespoon of the chicken mix.
Fold in the pastry side and brush with butter then roll up, brushing with butter every time you roll.
Brush top with butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in a preheated 180°c oven for 20 minutes or until crisp and golden
Notes
This recipe makes 8 large filo parcel, which is good for an adult serving.When making this for my younger children i turn 1 large filo in to 2 smaller ones by turning the filo sheets sideways and chopping down the middle.