Chicken And Asparagus Vol Au Vents Recipes

CREAMY CHICKEN VOL-AU-VENT

My friends and I have been getting together for "ladies lunches" for years. These vol-au-vents are the perfect no-fuss fancy food; they look complicated, but are actually simple and fun to make. Whenever I think of good friends and good company, I think of these savory pastries. -Shauna Havey, Roy, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Creamy Chicken Vol-au-Vent image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, unfold 1 puff pastry sheet. Using a 3-1/4-in. round cutter, cut out six circles. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet., Unfold the remaining pastry sheet. Cut 6 more circles out with the 3-1/4-in. round cutter; with a 2-1/2-in. cutter, cut centers out of the circles. Place the rings on top of the circles that are on the baking sheet. Place the center circles also on the baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk egg and water; brush over pastries. Chill 15 minutes. Bake until dark golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. Discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings. Add leeks and pepper to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 5-7 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in bacon, chicken, cream cheese, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until blended; remove from heat., When cool enough to handle, hollow out pastries with a small knife. Fill with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with parsley and pepper. Serve with small center pastries on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 669 calories, Fat 45g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 108mg cholesterol, Sodium 670mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 19g protein.

Ingredients

1 package (17.30 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water
6 bacon strips
2 medium leeks (white portion only), sliced
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, diced
1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Minced fresh parsley plus additional ground pepper

CHICKEN VOL-AU-VENTS

I first used this recipe as an entree for two on Valentines Day. It was given to me by a family friend. You can also use a pack of 6 or 12 mini vol-au-vents as appetizers. Since then I have made them again and I didn't have tarragon so I used sage. So I think you can put your favourite spice instead of the tarragon as the sage worked well. I didn't have cream so I used cream cheese. I had a question regarding vol-au-vent cases and after researching on many web pages and even posting a question in the forum. I found out that vol-au-vent cases are the same thing as puff pastry shells. So if you are using puff pastry shells please follow the instructions on the pack. As in Australia the vol-au-vent cases come on the shelf (pre-cooked, ready to use) not the freezer.

Provided by Chef floWer

Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg

Time 20m

Yield 2 Large Vol-au-Vent cases

Number Of Ingredients 12

Chicken Vol-Au-Vents image

Steps:

Pre-heat oven at 180oc.
Saute garlic, spring onions, tarragon and seasoings in the butter for 2 minutes.
Reduce heat, add sliced chicken and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add wine and cream and bring to the boil.
Combine cornflour with water, then add to the chicken and stir until thickened.
Spoon into the vol-au-vent cases
Heat in the oven for 5 mintes.
Serve it hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 821.1, Fat 53.5, SaturatedFat 17.5, Cholesterol 135.7, Sodium 707.2, Carbohydrate 49.1, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 1.3, Protein 33

Ingredients

2 (100 g) vol-au-vent cases or 2 (100 g) puff pastry shells
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 spring onions, sliced
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
250 g chicken thigh fillets, sliced
2 tablespoons white wine
2 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon cornflour
2 teaspoons water