Braided Chicken

Okay, so everybody keeps asking me to post this. Why? Because it's delicious! I don't believe that I have had one person not rant and rave over it. Even people who don't like broccoli or red peppers love this recipe, and go back for seconds!

Ingredients:

* 2 cups of cooked chicken ( chopped )

* 1 cup of chopped broccoli ( very small, or it will be crunchy. sometimes I steam it for a few minutes before I chop it)

* 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

* 1 garlic clove, pressed. ( You can also use 1 tablesppon garlic powder if you don't have a presser or fresh garlic)

* 3/4 bag of shredded cheddar cheese. ( I like to use sharp )

* 1 cup of mayo

* 2 teaspoons of dill weed

* 1 teaspoon of salt
* 2 packages ( 8 oz) of canned crescent rolls
* 1 egg, beaten

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. In a large bowl, mix chopped chicken, chopped broccoli, cheese, mayo, garlic, dill weed, peppers,  and salt together.
3. On a large greased rectangle cookie sheet( I like to line with foil for easier clean up ), roll out your cans of cresent rolls. You want to form a large rectangle down the cookie sheet. Do not seperate. You can either use a rolling pin to to put the two cans together, or I like to pinch all the perforations together.
4. Cut 1 1/2 thick inch strips, 3 inches deep along each side of the dough all the way down.
5. Put you chicken mixture down the middle of the dough evenly so that you can see the strips you just cut, down along each side.
6. Next, start at one end and take each strip that's accross from eachother and fold it to the middle twisting each one once to meat in the middle. Do this all the way down to form the braid, and tuck each end in so the filling doesn't fall out.
7. Now take your beaten egg and brush all of the dough on your braid with a pastry brush. This will give it a great golden brown color and make it shine.
8. Put it in the oven for 25-28 minutes, until golden brown.
9. Let sit for about 10 minutes before you cut into it.
10. Enjoy!


This is such a wonderful recipe. You can make it as a dinner along with a salad, make it is a lunch, brunch, take it to a party, or use it as an appetizer. Any way you do it, everyone is going to be asking you for the recipe! Let me know if you like it or have any questions about it!