Recipe - Chicken Broccoli Pastries

1 pack Frozen broccoli; chopped
(10oz)
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
1 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
One half teaspoon Dried dill weed
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 pn White pepper
Three fourths cup Milk
1 pack Cream cheese; (3oz)
1 cup Cooked chicken; chopped
1 pack Refrigerated crescent rolls
1 Egg white; beaten
1 Dill weed

1) Place broccoli in 1quart casserole. Cover. Microwave at hight for 45
minutes, or until defrosted, stirring once to break apart. Drain. Set
aside. In 4cup measure, microwave butter at high for 45 seconds to 1
minute, or until melted.

2) Stir in flour. One half tsp. dill weed, the salt, mustard, garlic powder and
pepper. Blend in milk. Mircrowave at high for 3 to 4 minutess, or until
mixture thickens and bubbles, stirring 23 times.

3) Place cream cheese in small dish. Microwave at hight for 1530 seconds,
or until sofened. Add to sauce. Beat well with whisk until smooth. Stir
in broccoli and chicken. Set aside.

4) Heat oven to 350F. Remove crescent rool dough from package. Separate
into 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal. Press or roll each
rectangle to 6" square.

5) Spoon about One half cup of chicken mixture evenly into center of each
square. Bring all 4 corners of each square to center. Pinch to seal. Pinch
open edges and corners to seal.

6) Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops of pastries with egg white.
Sprinkle lightly with dill weed. Bake for 18 to 24 minutes or until dark
golden brown.

Contributor: Sarah Gruenwald sitm@ekx.infi.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 378 by P&S Gruenwald
sitm@ne.infi.net on Dec 17, 1997