Chicken, Spinach, & Artichoke Ring- The Macaroons
Chicken, Spinach, & Artichoke Ring
This is a flavorful, creamy, and savory dish. All seasoned and chop chicken. Chopped, cooked, and seasoned spinach. Creamy cream cheese and Parmesan cheese all mixed with extra spices. Cooked to a golden brown touch that is both delicious and nutritious.
Ingredients:
1-1.5 lb chicken
12 oz frozen leaf spinach
4 oz full cream cheese
2- 8 oz crescent rolls
1.5 cups of shredded Parmesan cheese
14 oz can artichoke hearts (in water, non-marinated)
Seasonings:
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oregano
- Garlic Powder
- Basil
- Parsley
Directions:
1. Cut and clean chicken if needed. Put chicken in a bowl and add seasonings to taste (pinch or as much as wanted).
2. Cook chicken in a skillet on medium high heat.
3. Thaw & finely chop spinach.
4. Drain and finely chop artichoke hearts.
5. Combine spinach & artichokes into a skillet w/ light layer of olive oil on medium high heat.
6. Add pepper as needed to spinach and artichoke mix
7. Add chicken to the mix. Cook until water/juices absorb/evaporate and the dish cooks down.
8. Use 2 cans of crescents and spread out in a circle w/ triangles (see picture) on a cooking sheet. Spread olive oil on sheet.
9. Put mixture in a bowl and add 1.5 cups of Parmesan & 4 oz of cream cheese. Mix well until thick and creamy
10. Spoon out mixture onto the perimeter of the circle crescent
11. Fold Crescent ends over
11. Cook at 350° for 20-25 minutes (until tops are golden brown)
Ratings:
- Taste: 10 DELICIOUS. Savory, tons of umami, not too salty.
- Mouth feel: 8 Creamy on the inside & crispy on the outside
- Smell: 8 Umami & buttery smell
- Visual Appeal: 9 Golden brown crescent rolls are beautiful and provide nice contrast to the thick and creamy inside
- Creativity: 10 All from scratch, unique, tasty & healthy