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Family Favorite Chicken Broccoli Braid

Patti
A buttery flaky crescent roll wrapped around a creamy, cheesy chicken and broccoli filling.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 baking pan or dish stoneware makes the best crust
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 medium saucepan
  • 1 steamer or pot to cook the broccoli
  • 1 large pot or pan to boil or roast the chicken

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Chicken shred cooked chicken
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 12 oz shredded cheese reserve 4 oz for topping the filling
  • 2 cans crescent roll dough
  • 12 oz frozen or fresh broccoli florets
  • 8 oz cream-of-something soup use canned or make from scratch
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • other seasoning if desired but not required

Instructions
 

  • Filling
  • Prepare the components of the filling: cook chicken and shred, cook broccoli, make sauce. Sauce combines soup, 8 oz of cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper; mix until melted into one homogenous mixture.
  • Mix all components together in a a bowl. Broccoli will start to break up into small pieces. The sauce should coat all chicken and broccoli well.
  • Fill the dough
  • Lay crescent roll dough out flat on pan in a large triangle. Crimp all seams together.
  • Ladle filling into a line down the center of the dough. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • Create Braid
  • Cut edges of dough into one inch strips. Cut should start at edge of dough and stop at edge of filling. Make equal number of strips on both sides.
  • Grab matching strips from each side of the dough. While holding the ends, pull the strips up and over the filling to meet in the middle on top of the filling. Twist the ends of the dough together once or twice, then lay the excess down on the filing. Repeat until all dough is braided.
  • Bake at 375 degrees until edges are brown and flaky.

Notes

Serve in slices of 1, 2, or 3 braid sections.
Keyword Chicken, Chicken Brocolli Braid, Chicken Casserole, Cresent Roll Dinner, Family Dinner, Family Favorite, Home Cooking