Bistro Chicken Twister

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh basil leaf
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 (11 ounce) packages refrigerated french bread dough
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*f.
• 2 chop chicken , dice bell pepper. snip basil. i.
• 3 in a bowl, combine chicken, bell pepper, basil, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise and garlic. mix well.
• 4 place bread dough, seam sides up, on a cutting board. slice each loaf lenthwise, end to end, cutting halfway through to center of loaf; spread open flat. lightly sprinkle flour evenly over dough.
• 5 roll dough croswise to 4" width, creating a well down the center of each loaf.
• 6 spoon half of the chicken mixture down center of each loaf. gather up edges over filling, pinching firmly to seal. place loaves, seam sides down, in an xpattern on a baking sheet. crisscross ends of dough to form a large figure 8, keeping the ends of the dough 1" from edge of pan and leacving two 1 1/2" openings in the center of twist.
• 7 combine egg and italian seasoning.lightly brush over dough. cut a 3" slit in each of the top seections of the twist to reveal filling. sprinkle 2 tbls. parmesan cheese over loaf.
• 8 bake 30-32 minutes or until deep golden brown. remove from oven and cool about 10 minutes. enjoy!