Jumbo Chicken & Red Pepper Cream Cheese Pockets (Perfect for Game Day!) (Edit recipe)

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These pockets of puff pastry dough are filled with a delicious mixture of cream cheese, roasted red peppers, baked chicken and taco/fajita seasoning mix. An appetizer that's so easy to make and cake be prepared ahead of time too! A perfect way to celebrate game day.

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PREP TIME

40 minutes

COOK TIME

15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

8

Serves: 24

Ingredients

3 whole Chicken Breast
0.5 whole Taco Seasoning - Primal Palate, (1/2 the bag)
2 Tbsp Salt and Pepper, (to tatse)
2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 whole Puff Pastry, (frozen, I used Tenderflake brand)
1 whole Egg, (optional - egg wash)
0.25 cup Sesame Seeds, black and white
227 grams Cream Cheese, Whipped, (I used roasted red pepper whipped cream cheese from Philadelphia brand )

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Process

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

In a baking dish add your 3 chicken breasts and coat them in salt, pepper, taco seasoning mix and olive oil generously
Bake in a preheated oven at 375 for 28 to 30min (until golden)
While chicken is cooking, prepare your puff pastry surface and dust it with flour so dough does not stick
Remove pre-made puff pastry from box and begin to roll it out until it reaches about 12inches in size
Cut the down into three equal long rectangluar parts and set aside
Once chicken is baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool down to room temperature
Once chicken is cooled, with two forks begin to shred the chicken and place into a bowl
Remove whipped cream cheese from container and place it into a big mixing bowl
Add the shredded chicken into the bowl and mix until cream cheese mixture is combined
Place 3 tbsp of mixture onto the right side of the puff pastry sheet and fold over the left side - creating a pocket
Fold over the edges to create a seal and with a fork apply pressure
Repeat the process for each pocket - you should get 6 big pockets
Create holes with the fork into each pocket
Brush a light coating of egg wash to each pocket and sprinkle the black and white sesame seeds on top of each
Place pockets onto a baking sheet with parchment paper
Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown
Once golden, remove from oven and place on a wire wrack
Serve whole or cut into 4 triangle pieces for appetizer bites
Enjoy!

Notes

Serve whole or cut into triangle pieces. Serving size is for 24 triangle bites. Each square should give you 4 triangles. A total of 6 jumbo appetizers were made. Serve hot or at room temperature. Make in advance and air fry them just before serving to your guests.

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	66
Fat:	5 g
Carbohydrates:	1 g
Protein:	4 g
Cholesterol:	16 g
Sodium:	338 mg
Fiber:	0 g
Sugars:	0 g
Sugar Alcohol:	0 g
Calculated per serving.