Now as most of you already know I am not the most technical in the kitchen and I have been known to become quite set in my ways regarding our menus also not helped with hubby’s intermittent pickiness. So when I visited some friends last week and they very kindly offered me tea I jumped at the chance.
Now apparently Simon’s mum regularly cooks plaits and the one that was cooked for me last week consisted of bacon onion and cheese although you could add chicken too. It was so so delicious.
It got me thinking … maybe I could slightly adapt it to have a filling Ollie would eat
So the first thing that sprang to mind was chicken fajitas …. this is by far one of his favourites so why not add it into a plait or even a pie?
So here is how I did it:
So How I Made It:
- Fry 2 chicken breasts in a wok
- After a few minutes add in fajita seasoning (of a brand of your choice)
- After chicken is thoroughly cooked add in a red and green pepper (you could add more)
- Then add in enough passata to make some juice (not buckets full) I used just under half a carton approx (250g)
- Roll out puff pastry on a floured surface I used ready done puff pastry
- Then lay onto a pre greased tray
- Add the filling to the centre of the pastry (this must be cooled first)
- Then plait the pastry
Now lets all be honest my plating quite obviously is not very good in fact If I am being totally honest it is down right appalling! but what it didn’t have in looks it made up for in taste. I think this will now be one of our favourite! …… as least I now know what I am doing even if I need to practice plating!
Disclaimer: This is my entry in to the Co-operative electrical competition
If you have a minute spare I would love to be considered for a vote in the Family Fun Category
Ohh wow! That looks so good!! Simple to make too! I may have to give it a try!
thanks Kim although I fear it doesnt look that good with my crappy plaiting!
Im rubbish at cooking but new to this and looking around alot of helpful stuff ive seen so far just bit lost lol xx
lol i am fairly new to this cooking lark too … this is super easy though 🙂
Also looks really yummy xx
thanks emma x
Mm, that looks good!
awww thanks honey your stroking my cooking ego!! 😉
We have plaits quite a lot – a family tradition is a tuna one! Mine never look great either but always taste good. Will have to try your filling as it looks delish!
i would love tuna in one but ollie hates the smell of tuna never mind the taste! lol
Looks like a great simple dish. My plait would probably look like that too, so you’re not alone
lol i am feeling quite relieved that i am not on my own with my ‘plaiting’ skills 😉
That looks really tasty, will definitely have to try this out!
it was delicious x
ooooh this sounds delicious! i dont think my plait would be any better by the way!
good luck in the comp x x
lol lol i am sure yours would look amazing!
Oh what a good idea to use the fajitas mix in puff pastry
its delicious 🙂 .. even though it looks a big odd lol x
Oh wow I love this! Looks yummy, I might try this with a creamy filling, maybe chicken and tarragon?
that was like the one i had at my friends house it was lush, let me know how you get on x
I think this is a great recipe with a brilliant combination of flavours. I bet it tastes delicious.
thanks Julie, it tasted far better than it looked x
I love fajitas and this is a great way to serve them! Looks great #RecipeoftheWeek
thanks Kirsty we love them in the original way so it was great to try them in something else x
Love the idea of plaiting like that – brilliant. Will give it a go. Sorry I’m popping over later than usual from #recipeoftheweek – Linky Tools went down! Thanks for linking up. I’ve Pinned and Tweeted this post and a fresh linky is open over on the blog x
linky tools as a pain last week wasnt it! i am going to practice plaiting lol