Chicken Artichoke Cheese Spread Gift Box Recipes

CHICKEN-ARTICHOKE CHEESE SPREAD GIFT BOX

Steps:

• Cream first 9 ingredients in a food processor; spoon into straight-sided 9 x 5" loafpan lined with plastic wrap. Cover and chill 8 hours (freeze up to 1 month; thaw in refrigerator 8 hours). Invert onto plate; remove plastic wrap. Smooth sides to straighten it as a box.
• Garnish: plunge green onion in boiling water then in ice water. Drain, dry well between paper towels. Press into sides of cheese square, beginning with end of one stem on each side. Bring stems up and over to center of top; form loops with remaining stems; secure with wooden picks. Arrange chile pepper halves on top.

CHEESY CHICKEN ARTICHOKE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Open and drain artichoke hearts, and roughly chop them if they are not quartered.
• Add artichoke hearts, mayo, ricotta cheese, sour cream, parmesean cheese, garlic salt and parsely to bowl.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. I also added crushed red pepper.
• Mix well
• Place chicken breasts in shallow baking or casserole dish.
• Spread artichoke mixture over the top of chicken.
• Sprinkle with parmesean cheese
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• I serve with wild rice mushroom mixture cooked in chicken stock.

CHICKEN-ARTICHOKE-CHEESE SPREAD GIFT BOX RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Preparation Stir together first 9 ingredients in a large bowl until blended; spoon into a straight-sided 9- x 5-inch loafpan lined with plastic wrap. Cover and chill 8 hours, or freeze up to 1 month; thaw in the refrigerator 8 hours. Invert chilled mixture onto a serving plate; remove plastic wrap. Cut loaf in half crosswise; place 1 cut half directly on top of remaining cut half, and smooth sides. Serve with crackers or toasted French baguette slices. Garnish, if desired, by plunging green onion stems in boiling water; plunge stems into ice water to stop the cooking process. Immediately transfer to paper towels; drain stems, and press between paper towels to dry. Press stems into sides of cheese square, beginning with the end of one stem on each side. Bring stems up and over to center of top; form loops with remaining stems, and secure with wooden picks. Arrange chile pepper halves on top. Note: To make 2 small boxes, cut in half, and garnish each half, if desired.

BUFFALO CHICKEN-AND-ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, artichoke hearts, Cheddar cheese, ranch dressing, sour cream, hot sauce, and bacon bits together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring frequently, until cheeses are melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken to cream cheese mixture and cook until heated through, about 5 more minutes.

CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKE PANINI

Steps:

• Heat closed contact grill or panini maker for 5 minutes.
• On each slice of bread, spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese. On cream cheese side of 4 bread slices, layer chicken, artichokes and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Top with remaining bread slices, cream cheese side down.
• Place sandwiches on grill. Close grill; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until bread is toasted.

CHICKEN ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend chicken, artichoke, Italian-style dressing mix, sour cream, mayonnaise, 1/2 cup Havarti, and Parmesan. Transfer to a small baking dish. Top with remaining Havarti and almonds.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly browned.