In this recipe, chicken breasts are wrapped in buttery phyllo. There is a creamy lemon sauce inside each phyllo “packet.” And they are baked until golden brown and perfect! Serve them with your favorite vegetables.
How to make Chicken Breasts in Phyllo?
One phyllo sheet is buttered. A chicken breast half is sprinkled with salt and pepper and spread with a creamy lemon sauce. The chicken is then placed onto the buttered phyllo and topped with another piece of buttered phyllo. Then the chicken is wrapped up in the phyllo like a package. You’ll repeat with the remaining phyllo, chicken and sauce until you’ve made 6 chicken packages. The chicken breasts in phyllo are placed into a baking dish, brushed with butter and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. They are baked for about 30 minutes, until they are all nice and golden brown.
What is Phyllo and how do you work with it?
Phyllo (also known as Filo) a very thin unleavened dough known primarily for making Middle Eastern pastries. Phyllo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of phyllo brushed with oil or butter before baking. It is also used in savory dishes with delicious success!
Phyllo can be a little tricky to work with, so there are a few things to keep in mind to make it easier.
Refrigerate frozen phyllo for about 8 hours or overnight to allow it to thaw, then leave it at room temp for another hour or two until all the sheets are pliable. Trying to hurry the process might lead to cracking the sheets of phyllo. For golden layers, you need to brush each layer of phyllo with butter. Use a pastry brush, and remember that each sheet will soak up around 1 tablespoon of butter, so plan accordingly. When working with one sheet of phyllo, keep the rest of the dough tightly wrapped so that it doesn’t dry out while you are making the recipe. Alternately, you can cover the phyllo with a barely damp kitchen towel. It will keep the sheets together and pliable, instead of it becoming brittle and breaking apart.
I love the crunchy texture of the phyllo in this recipe, and the chicken turns out super tender and flavorful with the sauce baked inside. The phyllo is like a buttery pastry wrapper for the chicken. Enjoy!
Here are a few more recipes using Phyllo dough that you might like to try:
Phyllo Triangles with Gorgonzola and Rosemary Spinach, Feta and Pine Nut Phyllo Tart Coconut Walnut Baklava Spinach, Feta and Sundried Tomato Phyllo Triangles Lemon Cream and Raspberry Phyllo Napoleons Spiced Meat Phyllo Pie Greek Spinach Pie Maple Pecan Apple Stuffed Brie
