Chicken and Broccoli in Phyllo

Name: Chicken and Broccoli in Phyllo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters chopped fresh broccoli; 158 milliliters diced cooked chicken breast (skinned before cooking and cooked without salt); 2 Tbsps light process cream cheese product, softened; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 28 grams 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese; 2 Tbsps canned no-salt-added chicken broth, undiluted; 0 teaspoons pepper; 2 sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed; 0 teaspoons salt

Chicken and Broccoli in Phyllo requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 2 servings with 191 calories, 17g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cheddar cheese, phyllo pastry, process cream cheese product, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It works well as a rather cheap main course.

Instructions

Arrange broccoli in a vegetable steamer over boiling water. Cover and steam 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Set aside.

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Vegetable

Broccoli

Water

Combine chicken, Cheddar cheese, and cream cheese in a small bowl, stirring well.

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Cheddar Cheese

Cream Cheese

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Add broccoli, chicken broth, and next 3 ingredients; stir well.

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Chicken Broth

Broccoli

Place 1 sheet of phyllo on a damp towel (keeping remaining phyllo covered). Lightly coat phyllo with cooking spray; fold phyllo in half crosswise, bringing short ends together. Lightly coat with cooking spray. Spoon half of chicken mixture onto narrow end of phyllo; fold over lengthwise edges of phyllo to partially enclose filling. Fold narrow end of phyllo over mixture, and roll up, jellyroll fashion. Repeat procedure with remaining phyllo and chicken mixture.

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Cooking Spray