Creamy Chicken Vol-au-Vent
Elegant puff pastry shells filled with a creamy chicken, leek, and pepper mixture, making a refined yet comforting appetizer or light meal.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6–8 vol-au-vents
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking, Sautéing
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Halal
Ingredients
1 package (17.3 oz) frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg
1 tbsp water
2 medium leeks (white parts only), sliced
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, diced
1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
8 oz cream cheese, softened
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
Minced fresh parsley
Additional ground pepper, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out puff pastry sheets on a floured surface and cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter.
- Cut smaller rounds from half of the pastry circles to create rings. Place whole rounds on a baking sheet, brush with egg wash (egg + water), and stack a pastry ring on top of each. Brush again with egg wash.
- Bake 12–15 minutes, until puffed and golden. Cool slightly.
- In a skillet, sauté leeks and yellow pepper in a little butter or oil until softened.
- Stir in shredded chicken, softened cream cheese, salt, and pepper. Cook until smooth and creamy.
- Spoon filling into pastry shells.
- Garnish with parsley and extra cracked pepper. Serve warm.
Notes
Add mushrooms, spinach, or peas for more vegetables.
Swap chicken with turkey, or seafood for variety.
Sprinkle in parmesan or a splash of white wine for richer flavor.
Fill shells just before serving to keep pastry crisp.
Use ready-made vol-au-vent shells to save time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 vol-au-vent
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 330mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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