Chicken Bacon Swiss Braid Recipes

BACON-CHICKEN CRESCENT RING

Steps:

• Grease a 14-in. pizza pan. Unroll crescent roll dough; separate into 16 triangles. Place wide end of 1 triangle 3 in. from edge of prepared pan with point overhanging edge of pan. Repeat with remaining triangles along outer edge of pan, overlapping the wide ends (dough will look like a sun when complete). Lightly press wide ends together., In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon over wide ends of dough. Fold points of triangles over filling and tuck under wide ends (filling will be visible). Bake at 375° until golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI BRAID

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees F).
• In a large bowl, toss together chicken, broccoli, red bell pepper, garlic, Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, dill weed, salt, almonds and onion.
• Unroll crescent roll dough, and arrange flat on a medium baking sheet. Pinch together perforations to form a single sheet of dough. Using a knife or scissors, cut 1 inch wide strips in towards the center, starting on the long sides. There should be a solid strip about 3 inches wide down the center, with the cut strips forming a fringe down each side. Spread the chicken mixture along the center strip. Fold the side strips over chicken mixture, alternating strips from each side. Pinch or twist to seal.
• Brush braided dough with the egg white. Bake in the preheated oven 25 to 28 minutes, or until golden brown.

CHICKEN & BROCCOLI BRAID

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Add the chicken, broccoli, bell pepper, and garlic in a large bowl.Add the cheese and mix gently. Add the mayonnaise, dill, and salt and mix well.Spread the filling evenly over the middle of the dough. To braid, lift two opposite strips of dough up, twist once, then lay over filling so that the ends meet at the center. Lightly pinch the ends together. Continue alternating strips to form a braid. Tuck ends up to seal at end of braid.Brush the egg white over the dough. Sprinkle the braid with almonds. Bake until deep golden brown, about 25-28 minutes.

CHICKEN BACON SWISS BRAID

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Use 2 quart bowl, mix all ingredients well except for egg white and crescent rolls; stir by hand.
• Roll out crescent rolls onto cookie baking sheet; do not separate.
• Seal seams.
• Using a pizza cutter, cut crescents into strips (starting on longest sides of cookie sheet, cut sides of dough into eight strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches long).
• Spread chicken mixture down the center of the crescents.
• Starting at one end, lift one strip of dough; twist one turn and lay across the top of the filling.
• Repeat, alternating strips of dough to form a braid.
• Fold the bottom edges of the dough up at the ends of braid.
• Brush top of dough with a lightly beaten egg white, if desired.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown; cover with foil when baking or crust becomes too brown.
• (Note: You can use 2 cans of the larger big and flaky crescent rolls (6 sections instead of eight) and make 2 smaller braids instead of one large braid (one can per braid) and it works fine. You use 1/2 of the chicken mixture for each braid).

CHICKEN 'N' BROCCOLI BRAID

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Stir in mayonnaise. Unroll both tubes of crescent dough onto an ungreased baking sheet; press together, forming a 15x12-in. rectangle. Seal seams and perforations. Spoon filling lengthwise down the center third of dough., On each long side, cut dough 3 in. toward the center at 1-1/2-in. intervals, forming strips. Bring one strip from each side over filling; pinch ends to seal. Repeat. Pinch ends of loaf to seal. , Brush with egg white; sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is heated through.

CHICKEN CLUB BRUNCH RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a bowl, combine mayonnaise and mustard.
• Snip parsley.
• Chop onion.
• Add parsley and onion to mayonnaise mixture; mix well.
• In a 2 quart bowl, flake chicken with a fork.
• Chop bacon.
• Add bacon, 3/4 cup swiss cheese, and 1/3 cup of the mayonnaise mixture; mix well.
• Unroll crescent dough, separate into 16 triangles.
• Arrange triangles in a circle on a 13-inch baking stone with wide ends of triangles overlapping in the center and points toward the outside (there should be a 5-inch diameter opening in the center of the stone).
• Scoop the chicken mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangle.
• Bring outside points of triangle up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center or ring (filling will not be completely covered).
• Slice tomatoes, cut slices in half.
• Place 1 tomato half over filling between openings of ring.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup swiss cheese.
• Using a v-shaped cutter, cut around bell pepper.
• Separate halves; remove membrane and seeds.
• Fill with remaining mayonnaise mixture; place in center of ring.
• Arrange lettuce around the pepper.

CHICKEN CRESCENT BRAID

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in a microwave on high heat until soft, about 15 minutes.
• Place carrots and green beans into a medium saucepan of boiling water, and cook to soften, about 5 minutes.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Dip chicken strips into beaten egg, coat in bread crumbs, and cook in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Remove to paper towels to cool. Then cut chicken strips into cubes.
• Cut softened potatoes into cubes. Place potato cubes, carrots, green beans, and chicken cubes into a large bowl. Gently stir in sour cream and mustard; season with adobo, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Lightly sprinkle a baking sheet with flour. Unroll crescent roll dough from one can onto a baking sheet; pinch the perforations together to form a single sheet of dough. Repeat with the remaining roll; lay it out beside the first sheet of dough and pinch to connect the two together. The dough should now be about 12 inches long and 7 inches wide. Roll out the dough until it is about 20 inches long and 12 inches wide.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spoon the filling directly down the center of the dough, leaving 1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 3-inch margins at the sides. With scissors, cut 1-inch strips from the margins of the two long sides (6 strips in all). At the top and bottom, fold the dough in about 1 inch. Then take one strip and lay it across the filling from corner to corner. Pinch to seal. Lay across another strip from the opposite corners. Repeat until all of the strips are braided across the dough. Brush the top with egg wash.
• Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.