Thursday, March 8, 2012

I will miss....

So I have been thinking about things I will miss from Spain lately and one for sure is pre-packaged empanada dough that is already cut in perfect circles (but I think I will give these up for crescent rolls :))  This recipe is called chicken bundles.  You're supposed to use crescent rolls which we of course don't have so it gets substituted for emapanda dough. 


Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
4 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
3 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk, dill, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in the chicken, celery and onions. (I don't use celery and I just used regular yellow onions)
Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into 12 rectangles, four from each tube; place on a greased baking sheet and press the perforations together. Spoon 1/2 cup of chicken mixture into the center of each rectangle. Bring edges up to the center and pinch to seal. Brush with butter; sprinkle with bread crumbs. If you have the empanada dough use one circle on the bottom and add the mixture and then add another on top and seal with a fork (like you would an empanada)
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown

This made a lot for Melissa and I so I froze the mixture and we had it a second time.  It was actually better the second time in my opinion.

I forgot to take a picture so we are out of luck.  You can serve with anything but I chose Honeyed Carrots.

Boil 2 cups of water and add 15 baby carrots.  Boil for 15 minutes or until tender.  Add 2 Tblspoons of butter, 1 Tblspoon of honey and 1 Tblspoon of Brown Sugar.  Quick and Easy!

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