
How To Make Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Braid
This chicken broccoli braid takes comfort food to a whole new level with buttery bread that’s filled with cream cheese, broccoli, and chicken.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Crust:
- 2¼tspyeast
- 1cupwarm water
- 2tspsugar
- 2½cupsflour
- 1tspsalt
- 2tbspolive oil
For Filling:
- 8ozcream cheese,softened
- 2cupschicken,cooked, diced
- 2cupsbroccoli,steamed, cooled, chopped
- ½tspgarlic powder
- ¼tsppepper
- 1cupcheese,shredded, divided
- 1egg
- 1tspwater
- sea salt,to taste
Instructions
Crust:
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In a medium bowl or stand mixer, dissolve the yeast in warm water with sugar. Allow to sit for 5 minutes, or until bubbly.
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Mix in the flour, salt, and olive oil to form a smooth dough. Add the flour as needed until the dough consistency is slightly tacky to the touch but not overly sticky.
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Let rise in a greased bowl for 30 minutes.
Filling:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Mix the cream cheese, chicken, broccoli, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and ½ cup cheese.
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When the dough has risen, gently punch down, then roll out on a piece of parchment paper or silpat forming a rough rectangle approximately 15×20-inches.
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Spread the chicken and broccoli mixture down the middle of the dough, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
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Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut 1-inch strips at a diagonal from outside of the rectangle to filling in the center. Fold the strips of dough over filling, alternating sides to make a braid pattern. When the end of the braid is reached, tuck in ends.
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Move the parchment or Silpat to the baking sheet. Beat the egg lightly with water and brush egg mixture over braid. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt, to taste.
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Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until light golden brown.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 580.30kcal
- Fat:Â 33.34g
- Saturated Fat:Â 14.52g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 11.68g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 3.20g
- Carbohydrates:Â 45.92g
- Fiber:Â 2.65g
- Sugar:Â 3.36g
- Protein:Â 24.01g
- Cholesterol:Â 125.68mg
- Sodium:Â 567.77mg
- Calcium:Â 219.36mg
- Potassium:Â 337.69mg
- Iron:Â 1.64mg
- Vitamin A: 236.24µg
- Vitamin C:Â 27.81mg
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