Chicken Broccoli Braid

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Chicken Broccoli Braid a try. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 132 calories. This recipe serves 8. For 59 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is liked by 16610 foodies and cooks. A mixture of broccoli, salt, egg white, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is brought to you by Yummy Healthy Easy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 27 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 45%, this dish is good. Users who liked this recipe also liked Broccoli Chicken Braid, Makeover Chicken 'n' Broccoli Braid, and Ham & Broccoli Braid.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 12 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked broccoli

2 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped or shredded

2 containers Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

1 egg white, beaten

⅛ tsp. garlic powder

¼ tsp. italian seasoning

¾ cup light mayonnaise

½ cup Monterey Jack cheese

¼ tsp. salt

slivered almonds

Equipment:

baking paper

baking sheet

oven

mixing bowl

pizza cutter

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 375F. Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.Combine chicken, broccoli, cheese, mayo, salt, garlic powder and italian seasoning in a medium sized mixing bowl.Spread out the two packages of crescent rolls on the parchment paper, putting one on top and one on the bottom to make a rectangle shape. Press the edges together to seal, smoothing out as best as you can.Spoon chicken and broccoli mixture down the middle of the rectangle.Cut horizontally across the crescent rolls in 1 inch strips and braid over filling, left side and then right, repeating until reaching the bottom. (See picture steps above)Brush top with egg white and sprinkle with slivered almonds. Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown and heated through.Using a pizza cutter, cut into strips and serve. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 375F. Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. Combine chicken, broccoli, cheese, mayo, salt, garlic powder and italian seasoning in a medium sized mixing bowl.

3. Spread out the two packages of crescent rolls on the parchment paper, putting one on top and one on the bottom to make a rectangle shape. Press the edges together to seal, smoothing out as best as you can.Spoon chicken and broccoli mixture down the middle of the rectangle.

4. Cut horizontally across the crescent rolls in 1 inch strips and braid over filling, left side and then right, repeating until reaching the bottom. (See picture steps above)

5. Brush top with egg white and sprinkle with slivered almonds.

6. Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown and heated through.Using a pizza cutter, cut into strips and serve. Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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131k Calories
10g Protein
8g Total Fat
3g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
131k
7%

Fat
8g
13%

  Saturated Fat
2g
15%

Carbohydrates
3g
1%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
33mg
11%

Sodium
322mg
14%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
10g
21%

Vitamin K
23µg
22%

Selenium
14µg
21%

Vitamin B3
4mg
20%

Vitamin B6
0.31mg
15%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Phosphorus
126mg
13%

Calcium
65mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.64mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.11mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.91mg
6%

Potassium
201mg
6%

Magnesium
17mg
4%

Zinc
0.53mg
4%

Vitamin A
152IU
3%

Manganese
0.06mg
3%

Folate
11µg
3%

Vitamin B1
0.04mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.14µg
2%

Iron
0.37mg
2%

Fiber
0.45g
2%

Copper
0.03mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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