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Moroccan · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Chicken bastilla rolls

60 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore

These are a simplified home version of Moroccan bastilla flavors in easier hand-held form.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup toasted almonds, chopped
  • 6 sheets phyllo dough
  • 1/3 cup melted butter for brushing
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tbsp powdered sugar

Let’s make it

  1. Cook onion in butter until soft, then mix with chicken, cinnamon, sugar, and almonds.
  2. Cut phyllo into strips and fill each with the chicken mixture; seal with beaten egg.
  3. Roll into logs and brush with butter.
  4. Bake at 375 F/190 C for 20–25 minutes until crisp and heated through.
  5. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Older children can help roll the pastry strips with clean hands.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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