SEDONA APPETIZER BITES
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 40
A filling rich with chicken, cheese and chilies surrounded by golden crisp phyllo dough. Creamy hot goodness in every bute.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter shopping list
- 3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped onion shopping list
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic shopping list
- 1 to 2 teaspoons finely chopped jalapeño chiles shopping list
- 2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken breast shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1/2 cup sour cream shopping list
- 6 ounces (1 1/2 cups) cheddar cheese, shredded shopping list
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
- 18 (18x14-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter, melted shopping list
- salsa, if desired shopping list
How to make it
- To assemble bites, place 1 sheet phyllo dough on flat surface; brush with melted butter. Top with 2 additional sheets, buttering each sheet. Trim stack using kitchen shears to 18x12 1/2 inches. Cut stack in half crosswise; cut each stack lengthwise into 2 1/2-inch strips.
- Spoon 2 teaspoons filling onto center of end of each stack of strips. Form triangle by folding lower right-hand corner of each strip to opposite side. Continue folding in triangles to end of strip.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Melt butter in 12-inch skillet until sizzling; add red pepper, onion, garlic and chiles.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and liquid has evaporated (3 to 5 minutes).
- Add chicken and cumin; continue cooking until heated through (1 to 2 minutes).
- Remove from heat.
- Cool 10 minutes.
- Stir in sour cream, cheese and cilantro.
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- Place triangles onto ungreased baking sheet.
- Repeat 5 more times with remaining phyllo dough and filling.
- Brush appetizers with butter before baking.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve warm with salsa, if desired.
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- TIP: To make ahead, prepare appetizers as directed above except do not bake. Wrap in plastic food wrap; place into a large resealable freezer container. At serving time, heat oven to 350°F. Place desired number of appetizers onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with salsa, if desired.
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