Easy Chicken Bundles

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 oz each)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 (4 ounce) package garlic & herb spreadable cheese
• 1 egg, beaten (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, melt butter, sprinkle chicken breasts with pepper and add to skillet.
• 2 cook 8 to 10 minutes or until well browned on all sides. set aside to cool slightly.
• 3 unroll both cans of the dough and separate into 8 rectangles.
• 4 press each into 6x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal
• 5 spread cheese evenly in center of each dough rectangle and place chicken over cheese.
• 6 bring corners of dough together over chicken and press to seal; place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• 7 bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown. if you would like, brush lightly with egg during last 5 minutes of baking time.
• 8 variations: try different cheese spreads such as swiss, cheddar, etc. to get different flavors. also, try adding a thin slice of ham and using swiss spread for a different take on cordon bleu.