Categories: Main Dish
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken, cooked and cubed
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, snipped
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 2 packages refrigerated French bread dough
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Flour
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, bell pepper, basil, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise and garlic. Mix well.
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Place bread dough, seam sides up. Slice each loaf lengthwise, end to end, cutting halfway through the center of loaf, spread open flat.
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Lightly sprinkle flour evenly over dough. Roll down crosswise to a 4-inch width, creating a well down the center of each loaf.
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Spoon half of the chicken mixture down the center of each loaf. Gather up edges over filling, pinching firmly to seal. Please loaves seam side down in an “X” pattern. Crisscross the ends of the dough in a large figure 8, keeping ends of dough 1 inch from the edge of the baking sheet.. leave two 1 1/2-inch openings in center of twist.
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Combine egg white and Italian seasoning and lightly brush over the dough. Cut a 3-inch slit in each of the top sections of the twist to reveal the filling. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese over the loaf.
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Bake for 20 minutes or until deep golden brown.