Chicken & Ham En Croute
Tender chicken breast and ham hock in a spinach and white wine sauce, encased in fresh, flaky puff pastry.
How to Cook
- Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/Gas Mark 7.
- Remove the film and place the two en croutes, with the greaseproof paper, onto a baking tray. For best results, brush the pastry with milk or whisked egg.
- Cook for 22 minutes in the centre of the oven. If using a gas oven, cook for an extra 5 minutes.
- Leave to stand for 2 minutes before serving. Make sure they’re piping hot throughout.
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Ingredients
Puff pastry (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, sustainable palm oil, rapeseed oil, butter (milk), salt), chicken (25%), milk, cream cheese (milk), spinach, whipping cream (milk), white wine, smoked ham hock (2%) (pork, salt, preservatives: potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, antioxidant: sodium ascorbate), rapeseed oil, butter (milk), wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, Cheddar cheese (milk), mozzarella cheese (milk), white wine vinegar, cornflour, garlic purée, salt, parsley, mustard powder, sage, sugar, black pepper, spirit vinegar, thyme, molasses, onion purée, dried potatoes, yeast extract, white pepper, tamarind paste, chicken fat, cloves, ginger purée.
Secret ingredient: obsession.
WARNING: May contain bones.
Nutritional
Informationper 100g
per ½ pack
Energy
1130KJ
271Kcal2627KJ
630KcalFat
17.4g
40.5g
(of which saturates)
8.4g
19.5g
Carbohydrate
16.6g
38.7g
(of which sugars)
2.0g
4.6g
Protein
11.5g
26.8g
Fibre
0.9g
2.2g
Salt
0.75g
1.75g
Allergy Information
For allergens used in this recipe, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients highlighted in bold above. May contain celery, nuts, peanuts and sesame.
Goes Best With
GLAZED CARROTS AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS
(Serves 2)
3 medium carrots, peeled
100g sugar snap peas, trimmed
25g butter
1 tbsp clear honey
1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
1. Cut the carrots into batons and cook in boiling water for 6 to 7 minutes, until tender.
2. Add the sugar snap peas for the last 3 minutes of the cooking time. Drain well, then return to the pan with butter, honey and the parsley.
3. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and toss together until the butter melts.
Something
to drink?
What could be better than to sip a chilled glass of crisp, dry white wine with this comforting dish? A chenin blanc, chardonnay, or sauvignon blanc would do the job nicely.
