Budget recipes

Chicken, spinach and feta parcels for $2.50 per serve

Chicken, spinach and feta parcels for $2.50 per serve

Serving size: Serves 6
Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes
Favourite flavours: Easy recipes

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INGREDIENTS

olive oil, 1 tablespoon
leek, 1, finely sliced
frozen spinach, 250g, thawed
chicken, 1½ cups, cooked, shredded
feta, 200g, crumbled
eggs, 2, lightly beaten
lemon zest, 1 teaspoon, finely grated
filo pastry, 12 sheets
mixed salad, lemon wedges,
to serve
METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease an oven tray.

  2. Heat oil in a large frying pan on medium. Saute leek 4-5 minutes, until tender. Remove from heat and stir spinach through.

  3. Transfer leek mixture to a bowl with chicken, feta, eggs and lemon zest. Mix well. Season to taste.

  4. Working with 2 sheets of filo pastry at a time, layer on a clean surface, spraying each with oil. Fold in halves.

  5. Spoon one-sixth of chicken mixture into centre of pastry. Fold sides over and roll up to form a parcel. Place, seam-side down, on tray. Spray with oil. Repeat with remaining pastry and filling.

  6. Bake 25-30 minutes, until pastry is crisp. Serve with salad and lemon wedges.




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