CHINESE-STYLE CHICKEN PIZZA APPETIZER

Chinese-Style Chicken Pizza Appetizer image

Provided by Marsha Gardner

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 pkg crescent rolls
3 c chicken, cooked and shredded
5 green onion tops, sliced
1 1/2 lb cream cheese, room temperature
3 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp garlic powder with parsley
3 tsp hot sauce (i use sriracha)
3 c baby spinach, coarsley chopped
3/4 c red bell pepper, diced
1 c carrot, shredded
3/4 c peanuts, coarsely chopped
1 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
sweet and sour sauce or duck sauce, optional
1/2 c cilantro, fresh, chopped for garnish

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Unroll crescent rolls and piece together on a jelly roll baking sheet. Pinch seams together and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and sesame seeds. Bake crust for 12-14 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes while you mix the topping.
2. In food processor fitted with blade, process green onions until finely minced. Add chicken and pulse until chicken is finely diced. Add cream cheese, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder and hot sauce. Process until mixture is smooth and creamy. Spread cream cheese mixture on prepared crust. Top with spinach, carrots, red pepper, peanuts and sesame seeds. Drizzle with sweet and sour sauce. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours. Cut into squares to serve.