Chicken in Phyllo | Surprisingly Easy Cooking | Perfect Summer or Spring Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese lowers fat while keeping a creamy texture.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner; thighs are more economical.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits; canola is budget-friendly.

phyllo pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: puff pastry

Whole wheat adds fiber; puff pastry is easier to find.

Defrost phyllo pastry in the refrigerator overnight.

Prepare a sauce by mixing 1.5 cups mayonnaise with 1 cup chopped green onion.

Add 1/3 cup lemon juice to the mayonnaise mixture.

Stir in 2 teaspoons of dried tarragon.

Mash garlic cloves and add to the sauce.

Melt 1.5 cups of butter, using a pastry brush to dab it onto the phyllo pastry.

Cover the remaining phyllo with Saran Wrap to keep it airtight while working.

Lay out one sheet of phyllo pastry on the counter.

Gently unfold the phyllo pastry if it's folded.

Dab melted butter across the phyllo without dragging the brush to avoid tearing.

Repeat with additional sheets of phyllo, layering them with butter in between.

Place a portion of the chicken and sauce mixture at one end of the phyllo.

Fold the sides over the filling and roll tightly to enclose it.

Repeat the process with remaining phyllo and filling.

Place the rolls seam-side down in a baking dish.

Brush the tops with more melted butter before baking.

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