Cheese & Asparagus Puffs {Pastry Parcels}

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

300 g Asparagus (Tough ends removed)

150 g Garlic and herb cream cheese

150 g Grated cheddar cheese

320 g Puff pastry sheet

1 Egg (Beaten OR 1 tbsp milk)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.

Boil a large saucepan of water with plenty of salt in and add the asparagus for 2 minutes.

Drain and rinse in cold water.

Lay the puff pastry out and cut into 6 squares.

Put onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper, not greaseproof paper. (If your puff pastry came on a sheet out of the packet, you can use this.)

Add a dollop of the cream cheese to the middle of each one. Lay asparagus on top, diagonally across the squares, sprinkle the cheddar on top.

Fold in the uncovered, diagonal corners, and press to join them on top of the asparagus.

Brush with the egg or milk.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden.

Nutrition

• Calories: 456 kcal
• Total Fat: 33 g
• Saturated Fat: 12 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
• Cholesterol: 39 mg
• Sodium: 387 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 29 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 13 g