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Flaky Chicken Wellington

Name: Flaky Chicken Wellington
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 pastries (3 servings each).
Ingredients: 2 cups cubed cooked chicken; 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 3 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped; 1/2 cup finely chopped dill pickles; 1/3 cup finely chopped celery; 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls; 2 teaspoons prepared mustard, divided; 1 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons dill pickle juice

4 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min.

Makes

2 pastries (3 servings each)

Updated: Mar. 07, 2023

This cozy, flavorful entree takes a classic recipe and makes it super easy! I like to cook the chicken a day or so ahead of time to make it even simpler to throw together on busy nights. —Kerry Dingwall, Wilmington, North Carolina

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Ingredients

2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
3 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped dill pickles
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
2 teaspoons prepared mustard, divided
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons dill pickle juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Unroll 1 tube of crescent dough into 1 long rectangle; press perforations to seal.
Spread half the mustard over dough; top with half the chicken mixture to within 1/4 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cut slits in top. Repeat with remaining crescent dough, mustard and chicken mixture.
Bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, combine sour cream and pickle juice; serve with pastries.

Can you freeze Flaky Chicken Wellington?

Cover and freeze unbaked pastries on a parchment-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; return to freezer. To use, bake pastries on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Prepare sauce as directed.

Nutrition Facts

1/3 pastry with about 3 tablespoons sauce: 495 calories, 28g fat (6g saturated fat), 144mg cholesterol, 830mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 2g fiber), 25g protein.

Flaky Chicken Wellington

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