During a recent Twitter party, I got chatting with a new follower about a Chicken Wellington Recipe that is a family favorite. She was wondering how easy it was to make since she is always looking for new recipes to try. I knew I was making it last night for my Mom’s 65th Birthday, so why not blog the recipe so others can enjoy as well.
The first time is always the hardest with any recipe, but honestly it really is super easy and impresses people makes you look like you slaved all day long. My Mom has been making this recipe for many years so I don’t know where it came from, some fabulous magazine no doubt.
Chicken Wellington
And I had to pick up this wine for supper, I had no idea what it tasted like, but somehow it called out to me from the shelves. In the end it was quite nice, a Rosé from South Africa. Refreshing on a warm day.
Ingredients (makes 16 according to recipe, however I seem to only get 8 and some for the kids, I must use large Chicken breasts)
- 8 Boneless skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1/2c dry white wine
- 2tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 lb mushrooms, very finely chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 1/4 c butter
- salt and pepper
- 2 packages (two whole boxes) frozen puffed pastry
- Bearnaise Sauce
Directions:
- Place chicken breasts in a large cake pan or jelly roll pan. Season with salt and pepper, pour white wine and oil to pan. Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until chickent is firm to touch. Allow chicken to cool or at the very least rest in on a paper towel before wrapping for a few minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking sauté chopped mushrooms and onion in butter until soft, in a large skillet. Season with salt. Let cool for a few minutes.
3. Thaw frozen puff pastry. Roll out pastry into long rectangles (I get four rectangles per box) using flour if needed.
4. Place one piece of chicken on the rectangle of pastry, spoon some mushroom mixture on top, wrap the pastry over the chicken and seal with a fork.
5.When all chicken breasts are wrapped, place on a large cookie sheet and bake in the oven at 375 for 40 minutes.
6.Serve with Bearnaise Sauce and Wild Rice.
Wild Rice Almondine
Follow directions on your box of Wild Rice. When the rice is ready stir in sautéd onions and sliced almonds with a 1/4 c of white wine. Let simmer until wine has evaporated and serve.
Always follow with a fabulous dessert, preferably birthday cake, but any dessert will do.
Happy Birthday Mom!!
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Chicken Wellington,
Fun with Food,
Recipes
I know, all my regular readers are wondering what on earth I am doing going to BlogHer again when I barely have time to blog?? Well, I am hoping with Apple starting school in the Fall that life will settle back into a routine, one where I get to write posts in a timely fashion and give my blog the attention it deserves once again.
This summer has been so crazy I haven’t even had time to celebrate my Sixth Anniversary of blogging!! That will have to wait for the Fall, yet one more thing to wait for. In the meantime I am hoping to be rejuvinated by my trip to BlogHer. I am flying out tonight and arriving close to 1am our time so hopefully I can catch a few winks on the plane. This is the farthest I have been away from my children and the first time flying this far alone… ever… needless to say I am a tad bit nervous. My eReaders are filled to the brim and if need be I can break out my computer and do a little work as well.
Last year we went to NYC for BlogHer, it was hot and it was amazing.
This year we are headed to San Diego, California. My children are greatly dissappointed that they aren’t coming with me, mostly because I will get to see Miss Brenda and Miss Bethany and they won’t. There is always Thanksgiving.
If you are attending BlogHer and will be at Mom Central’s Canadian Embassy Party on Thursday night, be sure to say hi to me, I will be there with my camera to capture all the awesome Canadians. Stop by the photobooth to have your picture taken with a Mountie or just mingle and meet other fabulous Canadians.
I am also doing something a little different this year. I will be out and about with my camera so I will be loading up a gallery that you are welcome to view as well as purchase digital downloads if you like. To view the gallery please go to my Anna Epp Photography Photocart and “Create an Account” once you do that and log in, you will be able to see the BlogHer gallery. Just click on the thumbnail to view the gallery.
Be sure to say ‘hi’ if you see, I love meeting fellow bloggers that I have been following along in real life. And if by chance you are a native of San Diego and you have a surfboard, I would love it if I could surf just once in the Pacific, so I can say that I have surfed both coasts. Just to let you know, I am not that good though.
We have only been home for two days but it already feels like The Beach was so far away. We had such a fabulous time, doing so much of nothing but a lot of everything.
Not sure if we will be able to top this years vacation, starting out with U2, sprinkling in some fireworks, and ending with a huge thunderstorm that shook the cottage. Nothing like going out with a bang.
Here is a sprinkling of pics from my iPhone that cover the two weeks on the Beach, we didn’t miss a day this year so that makes 14 days of sun, sand and surf.
Until next time…
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Rehoboth Beach,
Rehoboth Beach Delaware,
The Beach
