Sunday, November 16, 2008

Lemon Herb Chicken Ring

Isn't it pretty?Delish!
Lemon Herb Chicken Ring

From: Delectable Delights: A Second Helping of SAA Favorites

2 cups cooked chicken, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
3 Tbs. fresh parsley, chopped, divided
1 lemon
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan, divided
2 pkg. refrigerated crescent rolls

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Zest lemon to equal 1 tsp. of zest. Cut lemon into thin slices and set aside for garnishing. In a medium bowl mix lemon zest, red pepper, 2 Tbs. parsley, garlic, mozzarella cheese, mayo, Italian seasoning and all but 2 Tbs. of the Parmesan. Add chicken to mixture.

Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. Arrange triangles with wide ends slightly overlapping, in a circle on a large pizza stone with wide ends 4 inches from the edge of the stone and points extending off of the edge of the stone. using a small rolling pin, roll the wide ends of dough toward the center of the stone to create a 5 inch opening in the center. Spoon chicken mixture evenly over dough around the circle. Bring points of the triangles up over the filling and tuck under the dough at the center to form a ring. The filling will show. Sprinking the remaining Parmesan and parsley over the ring.

Bake for 28-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Garnish with fresh squeezed lemon juice from your lemon slices.

2 comments:

Sarah said...

I was totally going to make this a couple weeks ago, but ended up doing Katherine's lemon pasta. It's nice to see it in a picture. I still need to try it out.

Unknown said...

I have now made this Lemon Chicken Ring several times and needless to say it is a hit in the house and gets requested often! Thanks so much!