Chicken and Broccoli Braid

Materials:

• 3 large chicken breasts, diced
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 c. fresh broccoli
• 1/2 c. red bell pepper
• 1/4 c. diced onion
• 1-1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 c. mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp fresh dill weed
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp slivered almonds
• 2 (8 oz.) packaged refrigerator crescent rolls
• 1 egg white, beaten

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Saute chicken and garlic in olive oil until just cooked through.
3. Steam broccoli until barely forkable.
4. Lightly saute onion and pepper.
5. Combine chicken, broccoli, onion, pepper, cheese, mayo, dill, salt and almonds.
6. Unroll crescent roll dough and arrange flat on a medium baking sheet side by side. Pinch together both rolls and perforations to form one large flat sheet. 
7. Place chicken mixture down the center of the sheet of dough, leaving ~3" on either side.
8. Use a knife or scissors to cut slits about 1" apart from the edge of the dough to the center filling.
9. Braid the dough strips over the filling, alternating sides to fully cover.
10. Brush the braided dough with the egg white.
11. Bake in preheated oven 25-28 min, or until golden brown. 
12. Thinking this might be good with chicken pot pie filling too.....mmmm