Chicken wellington

[heffalump123]

Firstly, I've found 2 recipes for Chicken wellington & would like opinons on which to do. Secondly, I'm not sure what to serve with it!

First recipe - puff pastry, chick breasts, onion, minced garlic, mushrooms, parsley, cream cheese, dijon mustard.

- Season chicken - cook in pan til brown
- Add mushrooms (sliced) , onion & garlic. Saute til mushrooms lose moisture & onions tender. Stir in parsely.
- Roll out pastry & cut into even squares. Put chick breast on each square.
- Mix cream cheese & mustard & spread over each breast. Top with mushrooms etc.
- Wrap in pastry.


Second recipe - puff pastry, chick breast, mustard, mushrooms, proscuitto ham.

- Sear chick in hot pan. Put aside. Spread on mustard.#
- Mushrooms in food processor until minced, then into hot pan.
- Lay proscuitto flat on cling film & spread mush mix over. Chick with mustard on top.
- Wrap in pastry.

Both would be served with a sauce. I have 2 of those too!

Sauce 1 - button mushrooms, flour, chick stock, whip cream, grated parmesan, white wine.

- Saute mushrooms until begin to brown. Set aside.
- Med/high hob - butter, flour - whisk til light gold.
- Whisk in stock & wine. Lower temp & simmer.
- Add cream & parmesan. Whisk in.
- Add mushrooms. Simmer.


Sauce 2 - garlic, shallots, white wine, cream

- Saute garlic, shallots. Add white wine.
- Cook til wine has condensed down. Add cream.

Hope someone can help!!

[mccfluff]

they both sound nice (cept for the mushrooms bit) but i think the first receipe has to much going on, for me its too rich. and i def wouldn't serve the first sauce with that one either

so i vote the second with the second sauce.

[mccfluff]

but watch your seasoning as the ham will be salty

[B00]

Both sound good, i'll be round at 5 for me tea!

Hmmm, what to serve with them? well can't go wrong with chips!

(Yes I know im a philistine)

[heffalump123]

Thanks. I've had 1 person say no 1 with no 1 and now u saying no 2 with no 2, lol! Hopefully, I can get some more opinions so I can decide! I was thinking of poss doing saute potatoes, mash or mashed then shaped & put into oven to brown (can't think of name!) & maybe steamed cauliflower & broccoli?

[B00]

sounds good- do I bring my own plate?

[mccfluff]

i just think the cream cheese filling with a creamy/cheese sauce would be very rich, if you go for that just some green veg to go with it

oh and don;t have Boo round she eat the lot and leave you the washing up

[heffalump123]

Ha ha Boo. If u can find me u can have some! Do u prefer one over the other one?

[B00]

personally, id prefer the 2nd one. But I'm really not fussy (cheers McFluffy!) and possibly mashed potatoes? And yep and yep to the cauli and brocolli.

[heffalump123]

Thanks. would u have sauce no 1 or 2 with it? No 1 doesn't have to have parmesan in it.

[B00]

Again, like both, see how easily pleased I am? but if i was forced to make a choice, it would be sauce number one.

[heffalump123]

Boo. I wish u were my guest. I could give u anything, lol!

[B00]

It's sad but true, I'll eat anything if it doesnt move out the way quick enough.

[heffalump123]

Ha ha!

[joannie10]

know this is a bit late but you are making me hungry reading this so felt I should reply. I would go for the 2nd one but don't really feel it needs a sauce. I would serve with little new potatoes boiled (could finish them off in the over for ten mins( with some carrots and green beans. Coule toss the veg in a little butter perhaps.