Improvise

If you ever read my "recipes", I rarely follow recipes to a T. I picked up some phyllo sheets recently to make this brie and phyllo recipe that I pinned. Only, apparently for that recipe they used preformed phyllo cups. I have a couple of recipes from my mom and sister with phyllo sheets.

Let me cut to the chase: I do not understand phyllo. I had phyllo sheets and makings for a salad in the fridge. I was home early, went for a run, and did not want a salad. I (half) thawed some chicken and sliced it in half (because it was not thawed enough to pound flat). Sauteed up some mushrooms, onion, seasoned with tarragon, salt, and pepper. Splashed a healthy amount of white wine in there. Decided to add some frozen carrots (sliced mixed carrots from TJ's). I then pulled out some phyllo sheets and sprayed some delicious olive oil in between the sheets every couple of sheets, split the chicken and veggies between them, and added some slices of brie (rind on). I folded up the phyllo and put it seam down on a baking stone. Cooked it about 40 minutes at 350 degrees and ended up with this deliciousness.

 The best part was countless layers of crispy phyllo.