Broccoli Cheese Braid

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 cup fresh broccoli, chopped or 1 cup frozen broccoli
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (see note)
• 1 egg , lightly beaten (optional)
• 2 tablespoons almonds, slivered (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine chicken, broccoli, pepper, garlic, and cheese in mixing bowl.
• 2 in another small bowl, combine mayonnaise with dill and salt.
• 3 stir mayonnaise mixture into chicken mixture.
• 4 unroll packages of crescent dough; do not separate.
• 5 arrange dough onto baking sheets to form a rectangle the length and width of the pan.
• 6 roll dough together to seal perforations.
• 7 on longest side of baking sheet, cut dough into strips 1½" apart and 3" deep using a pizza cutter (there will be 6" in center for filling).
• 8 spread filling evenly over middle of dough.
• 9 to braid, lift strips of dough across mixture to meet in center, twisting each strip one turn, and then pinching together.
• 10 continue twisting and pinching strips to form a braid.
• 11 pinch ends together to seal at end of braid.
• 12 if desired, brush egg over dough and sprinkle with almonds.
• 13 bake at 375 degrees f. for 25-28 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• 14 note:.
• 15 i mix up a batch of biscuit dough and roll it out about 1/4" thick in place of the crescents. it makes a heartier and delicious braid and saves me money.