Recipes
Shopping list
- Prepare chicken recipe and begin to bake (40 minutes)
- Remove foil and complete baking; prepare salad and serve (10 minutes)
Chicken Primavera Croissant Bake
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 oz fat-free cream cheese spread
- 1 Deli rotisserie chicken
- ¼ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 (10.75-oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup with herbs
- ½ cup half-and-half (or milk)
- 1 (8-oz) can reduced-fat crescent rolls
- 1 bag frozen primavera vegetables (red peppers, asparagus, peas, carrots), 10–12 oz
- 7 oz shredded fat-free Cheddar cheese
- Aluminum foil
Prep
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut butter into pieces, then place in medium bowl with cream cheese to soften.
- Remove chicken from bones; shred chicken (about 2 cups).
Steps
- Stir mayonnaise into cream cheese and butter until blended; fold in chicken, leaving large shreds. Combine soup and half-and-half in second bowl; pour ½ cup soup mixture in bottom of 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
- Unroll and separate crescent rolls; place on work surface. Place ⅓ cup chicken mixture on widest end of each crescent roll, then roll dough over filling; place rolls, seam side down, in baking dish. Repeat with remaining rolls and chicken mixture.
- Stir vegetables (and any extra chicken filling) into remaining soup mixture; pour over rolls. Top with cheese and cover with foil; bake 25 minutes.
- Remove foil; bake (uncovered) 10 more minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve. (Makes 8 servings.)
Strawberry-Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 16 oz fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 large seedless cucumber, peeled, sliced thinly
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Steps
- Slice strawberries horizontally into thin circles. Peel cucumber and slice. Arrange slices on serving platter, alternating and overlapping layers (shingle).
- Whisk vinegar and honey together until blended; drizzle over salad, then sprinkle with salt. Serve.
Serving Suggestions
- Complete your meal with cupcakes for dessert.
- You can assemble the casserole the night before and chill until time to bake.
Chicken Primavera Croissant Bake
Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 21g, Sat Fat 9g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 65mg, Sodium 1010mg, Total Carb 21g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 5g, Protein 22g, Calc 30%, Vitamin A 30%, Vitamin C 15%, Iron 6%
Strawberry-Cucumber Salad
Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 80, Total Fat 0g, Sat Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 75mg, Total Carb 20g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 16g, Protein 2g, Calc 4%, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 120%, Iron 4%