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I was leaving work late last week with no plans for dinner. I knew I would have to run by the grocery store so I quickly pulled up my Pinterest boards and looked for something quick and easy. This Broccoli Chicken Roll caught my eye. I'd been considering it for quite some time, and when I looked at the recipe, I realized I had most everything that I needed. I just needed to grab some chicken and some broccoli and I'd be ready to go.
Being really tired and really hungry, I was not going to be able to cook chicken myself so I did something I NEVER do. I bought chicken in a can. I am not a huge fan of it. I'm not even a little fan of it, but exhaustion had seriously lowered my poultry standards. As I never buy chicken in a can, I didn't know that I would have so many choices. I eventually decided to go with the Tyson grilled all white chicken. One 12 oz can worked perfectly for this recipe. After deciding on the chicken, I grabbed a crown of broccoli and started for home.
I was leaving work late last week with no plans for dinner. I knew I would have to run by the grocery store so I quickly pulled up my Pinterest boards and looked for something quick and easy. This Broccoli Chicken Roll caught my eye. I'd been considering it for quite some time, and when I looked at the recipe, I realized I had most everything that I needed. I just needed to grab some chicken and some broccoli and I'd be ready to go.
Being really tired and really hungry, I was not going to be able to cook chicken myself so I did something I NEVER do. I bought chicken in a can. I am not a huge fan of it. I'm not even a little fan of it, but exhaustion had seriously lowered my poultry standards. As I never buy chicken in a can, I didn't know that I would have so many choices. I eventually decided to go with the Tyson grilled all white chicken. One 12 oz can worked perfectly for this recipe. After deciding on the chicken, I grabbed a crown of broccoli and started for home.
Once at home, I started chopping vegetables and mixing ingredients while my son worked on his homework at the kitchen table. When it came time to put it all together, I moved my creation to the kitchen table so Matthew could participate in the compilation stage of the recipe.
I covered up a baking sheet with tinfoil, put a glass upside in the center of the pan, and started laying out the crescent triangles in the shape of the sun. I then placed the chicken/broccoli mixture in a ring around the glass. When my ring was complete, I pulled up the points of the crescents to encircle the mixture. My son was so impressed with the presentation he insisted on me taking pictures. I'm glad he did so that you can see the before and after oven pictures.
The recipe called for bell pepper, any color would do. I used orange because that is what I had on hand. I thought the pepper made for a nice crunch in the dish, but as my husband and son don't like pepper, I won't be using it again.
Once cooked, the dish is really very colorful and pretty. It was very easy to make, inexpensive, and healthy. I was happy that it called for fresh broccoli which is one of my son's favorites. The canned chicken worked perfectly in it. I will be using that for this dish from now on. I took leftovers the next day to work and showed it off to my friends. They thought it was amazing, and they loved the taste. I will definitely make this again. I'd like to make it for one of those faculty/staff luncheons that we are always having. I have a feeling we will be seeing this dish showing up on a fairly regular basis in my house.
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