Cheesy Chicken Pockets

Name: Cheesy Chicken Pockets
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters cooked, diced chicken breast meat; 227 grams 1/2 package cream cheese; 1 egg, beaten; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 12 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped; 237 milliliters shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend; 1 dash hot pepper sauce; 15 sheets phyllo dough, thawed; 1 red onion, chopped; 59 milliliters vegetable oil

Cheesy Chicken Pockets might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 261 calories, 14g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up chicken breast meat, phyllo dough, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Frying Pan

Cook and stir onion, jalapeno pepper, and garlic until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Jalapeno Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Combine chicken, Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese, cream cheese, hot pepper sauce, and onion mixture in a large bowl.

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Monterey Jack Cheese

Hot Sauce

Cream Cheese

Cheddar Cheese

Whole Chicken

Onion

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Bowl

Spray 5 phyllo sheets each with cooking spray. Stack these 5 phyllo sheets on top of each other and cut into 4 smaller squares.

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Cooking Spray

Filo Pastry

Spoon chicken mixture into each of the 4 squares; fold phyllo dough over and seal the edges. Repeat with remaining phyllo dough and chicken mixture until you have 12 filled pockets.

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Filo Pastry

Whole Chicken

Brush beaten egg on tops of filled phyllo pockets.

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Egg