Tonight's dinner. I'm going to church for a women's ministry and I made Chicken Noodle Soup to take. But this is what I left for Andy and the kids. I've made it once before and they loved it! It's from this awesome lady, again:)
Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Braid
2 cups cooked chicken, roughly chopped
2 cups lightly steamed broccoli
1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
1/3 cup light mayonnaise (next time I think I'll try light cream cheese)
*I used one brick of cream cheese
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1 recipe of honey wheat bread dough (listed below)
Combine chicken, broccoli, mayonnaise, cheeses, tomatoes, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, and dill. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours to let flavors meld. (They resemble a Ranch dressing flavor.)
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Roll dough into a very large rectangle.
Spoon the chicken mixture down the center of the rectangle.
Use a sharp knife to cut 1 inch strips on a diagonal outward from the filling to the edge of the dough on both sides, making sure you have an equal number of strips on each side. Begin and take one strip from each side and pull them over the filling. Continue until all strips are folded over. It should look braided. Form into a wreath on a cookie sheet. Brush the top with olive oil.
Bake for 25 minutes, until golden. Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting to serve.
Yield: 1 braid
Honey & Wheat Bread Dough:
1 c. warm water
1 tsp. salt
2 T. honey
1 egg
2 c. flour
1 1/3 c. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. active dry yeast
Put all ingredients in bread maker and set to dough setting. Stop machine right before it does it's final kneading (about 3 minutes from the end). This way is all raised and ready to roll.
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