California Chicken Pockets Recipes

CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Unroll crescent roll dough onto a work surface; make 4 rectangles by placing 2 dough triangles next to each other. Pinch perforations closed.
• Mix cream cheese, 1 tablespoon butter, salt, black pepper, milk, and minced onion in a bowl until evenly combined; gently stir chicken into cream cheese mixture. Spoon 1/4 the chicken mixture onto each dough rectangle. Roll dough over the filling and pinch seams closed. Place onto a baking sheet. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons butter on each pocket and sprinkle with cracker crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and filling is hot, 20 to 25 minutes.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• Cook and drain broccoli.
• In medium bowl, combine chicken, broccoli, avocado, rice, tomatoes, cheese and egg.
• In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, mustard and celery seed. Pour over mixture and toss to coat.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to blend.
• To serve, spoon approx 1/2 cup mixture into each pock bread half.

EASY CHICKEN CORDON BLEU POCKETS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Combine chicken, ham and cheese in a bowl.
• Separate dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal well.
• Evenly divide mixture between rectangles. Pull up corners of rectangles to center and twist.
• Pinch edges to seal & place on a cookie sheet lined with foil (for easy clean up) and sprayed with olive oil spray.
• Brush pockets with egg & bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

PUFF PASTRY CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• Cut a lengthwise slit in every chicken breast to within a 1/2 inch of the the other side, open so they lay flat.
• Cover each chicken breast with plastic wrap; pound to 1/8 inch thickness. Remove plastic wrap and sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Stir half of the thyme into each carton of cream cheese and set aside.
• Place spinach leaves over chicken breasts.
• Spoon 2 Tbs. of the cream cheese mixture down the center of each chicken breast.
• Sprinkle the toasted pecans over the cream cheese and lightly press so that they stick.
• Roll up the chicken breasts to cover the filling and tuck in the ends.
• Unroll the puff pastry; cut into 8 even portions. Roll each into an 8-in.x7-in. rectangle.
• Combine egg and cold water; brush over edges of pastry.
• Place chicken at one short end; roll up tightly and tuck in ends as you go.
• Place pockets on a greased cookie sheet. Brush them with remaining egg and water mixture, and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

SAVORY CRESCENT CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. In medium bowl, blend cream cheese and 2 T.butter until smooth. Add next 6 ing. Mixing well Separate crescent rolls into 4 rectangles;firmly press perforations to seal. Spoon ½ cup meat mixture onto center of each rectangle. Pull four corners of dough to top center of chicken mixture,twist slightly and seal edges. Brush tops with 1T.butter (or use the butter crescents and leave this step off). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 20-25minutes or until golden brown.

EASY CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• Mix chicken, cream cheese, soup, milk, salt & pepper.
• Separate dinner rolls into 8 squares on cookie sheet.
• Spoon chicken mix into 1/2 of each square, fold over and seal.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Place in oven at 350 for 25 minutes.

CHICKEN POCKETS

Steps:

• 1. If using packaged crescents rolls, form squares with 2 pieces by pinching together one long edge. May also use your own fresh roll dough or other favorite frozen roll dough, thawed. Just roll them out thin.
• 2. Mix together Cream Cheese Chicken, Milk, Salt, Pepper, Garlic, and green onion/chives slices, leaving the chicken in small chunks, and the cream cheese as well.
• 3. Divide mixture between the 4 prepared roll squares. Pinch together the edges forming a pocket. If using frozen yeast dough, pockets will be more round, instead of the square-ish shape of the crescent rolls. Place on a baking sheet, I line with Parchment, Brush with melted Butter.
• 4. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Serve with cranberry sauce if desired.
• 5. These can be pre-prepared and frozen. After you have mixed the filling, and filled the pockets, place on a parchment paper square, brush with melted butter, gently fold paper around pocket, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. To bake these from FROZEN, place in a covered shallow casserole dish and bake in a 350 oven, covered for 40-45 minutes, then uncovered for 20-25 minutes more, brush with butter when you take the lid off. Serve with cranberry sauce.