Phyllo Triangles With Chicken And Pecans Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving drippings. Saute chicken in drippings until no longer pink; drain., Add the soup, cream cheese, garlic, onion, pepper and bacon to skillet; cook and stir until blended. Remove from the heat. Stir in mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., Lightly brush 1 sheet of phyllo dough with butter; place another sheet of phyllo on top and brush with butter. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Cut into four 14x2 1/4-in. strips., Place a scant tablespoon of filling on lower corner of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Fold triangle up, then fold triangle over, forming another triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, until you come to the end of the strip. Brush end of dough with butter and press onto triangle to seal. Repeat with remaining strips of dough and with remaining sheets of phyllo., Place triangles on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375° until golden brown, 15-17 minutes. If desired, serve with ranch.

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• Wrap ricotta tightly in fine cheesecloth; place in a colander over a bowl. Place a heavy bowl or cans on top; let drain, refrigerated, for 3 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place almonds on a baking pan; toast until fragrant, about 6 minutes. Transfer from oven to cool, then break almonds into small pieces; set aside. Place raisins in a bowl, cover with 1/4 cup warm water, and set aside.
• Heat a large saute pan coated with olive-oil cooking spray over medium heat. Add garlic and onion; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook until tender and juices are released, about 3 minutes more. Add raisins, soaking liquid, salt, cinnamon, cayenne, and cumin; cook until the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in balsamic vinegar, and transfer to a medium bowl to cool. When fully cool, about 25 minutes, stir in chopped parsley.
• Place phyllo on a dry work surface; cover with a slightly damp towel. Coat one phyllo sheet with cooking spray. Cover with a second sheet; coat with cooking spray. Place a third sheet on top; cut stack into four 4-by-12-inch strips. Place 1 tablespoon ricotta on bottom of each stack; spread into the left corner to form a small triangle. Top with 2 tablespoons mushroom mixture. Fold phyllo by bringing bottom left corner over to meet right edge of pastry. Fold triangle along strip to fully enclose filling. Place on a parchment-lined baking pan. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling. Coat triangles with cooking spray; sprinkle with reserved nuts. Bake until golden, about 40 minutes, rotating halfway through cooking. Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Take 1 sheet of phyllo dough, brush it very carefully with butter. Sprinkle with sugar. Repeat until all the ingredients are used up. Cut the dough in half lengthwise. Then cut into triangle wedges. Approximately 8 pieces from each half. Place on a sheet pan, lay out triangles and bake until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a food processor grind pecans with sugar until finely chopped. In a piece of parchment paper on a work surface arrange 1 phyllo sheet and brush with some butter. Sprinkle phyllo sheet evenly with half of pecan sugar and top with a second phyllo sheet, some butter, remaining pecan sugar, and remaining phyllo sheet, pressing down gently with your fingers and brushing with some butter. Slide a baking sheet under parchment and chill phyllo 10 minutes.
• Transfer phyllo with parchment to a cutting board and with sharp knife cut stack lengthwise into 2-inch-wide strips, cutting through parchment and discarding excess. Cut each rectangle diagonally in half and transfer triangles on parchment to baking sheet, separating triangles slightly. Cover triangles directly with another parchment sheet and bake in lower third of oven 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool crisps on baking sheet on a rack. Crisps keep in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.

Steps:

• Make the filling-heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add in the olive oil.
• When the oil is hot, add the onion and cook until it is soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add in the garlic and cabbage; cook until the cabbage begins to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add in salt, pepper, nutmeg, cayenne, and heavy cream; cook the mixture until the cream has reduced and thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the goat cheese, chicken, pecans, parsley, and tarragon.
• Stir and taste the mixture for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if desired.
• Remove the pan from the heat and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Assemble-remove the phyllo from the package, unroll it on a work surface, and immediately cover it with a large sheet of plastic wrap and a damp towel to keep the pastry from drying out.
• Working as quickly as possible, carefully remove one sheet of phyllo dough and lay it out on the work surface.
• Brush with melted butter and lay a second sheet on top of the first; brush again with melted butter.
• With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the phyllo crosswise into six strips.
• Place about 1 teaspoon of the cooled filling on the short end of each strip.
• Fold the phyllo over the filling to form a triangle, as you would to fold a flag, and continue to fold, leaving a seam on the bottom of the triangle.
• Brush the triangle with melted butter and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Repeat with the remaining phyllo and filling, leaving about 1/2-inch between triangles.
• Bake the triangles until golden, 12-15 minutes.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.
• **The unbaked triangles can be frozen, arranged on a parchment-lined baking sheet and wrapped in plastic for 2 weeks; they can be baked without thawing; just add 5 minutes to baking time.