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Pesto Cheese and Chicken Bundles

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Oct 23, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 39, 2000
Thomas Stuteville
Parsons, Kansas
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Here's a great way to use leftover cooked chicken: just bundle it up in a pesto-cheesy filling for sandwiches.

Pesto Cheese and Chicken Bundles

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Step 
    2
    If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles.
  • Step 
    3
    Cut each rectangle in half crosswise to make 8 pieces; press each to form 4-inch square. In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, pesto, jelly and 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs; mix well. Stir in chicken and cheese.
  • Step 
    4
    Place 1/4 cup chicken mixture in center of each square. Bring 4 corners of each square up over filling; twist firmly to seal. Brush top and bottom of each bundle with water; coat with remaining bread crumbs. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 14 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown. Serve warm.

Nutrition

280 Calories
15g Total Fat
15g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Snack
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
15g
24%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
500mg
21%
Potassium
120mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
15g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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