Puff Pastry Chicken Bundles

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This is an easy company or special occasion dinner that looks fancy but is actually easy and quick to make.

Puff Pastry Chicken Bundles 

Ingredients:

 4 chicken tenderloins
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1/2 cup spinach and artichoke cream cheese spread
4 slices Muenster cheese, halved
1 egg
1 tablespoon water

Directions
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into a 14-in. square. Cut into four squares.
Spoon 2 tablespoons cream cheese into the center of each square; top with Muenster cheese and chicken.
Whisk egg and water; lightly brush over edges. Bring opposite corners of pastry over each bundle; pinch seams to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; brush with remaining egg mixture.
Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 4 servings. 
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

 Tip: Try with different flavors of cream cheese spread.  Philidelphia brand has some new cooking creams that would work beautifuly here.

Nutritional Facts 1 pastry equals 496 calories, 30 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 115 mg cholesterol, 571 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 19 g protein.