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Pesto Chicken Salad Croissants

Whip up a batch of these mini crois-sandwiches for your next brunch!

By Ree DrummondPublished: May 20, 2021
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pesto chicken salad croissants
RYAN LIEBE
Yields:
6 serving(s)
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
20 mins

Rotisserie chicken and store-bought pesto make these tiny sandwiches effortless to pull together for your next brunch, but elegant enough to fool your guests into thinking they were a lot of work!

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups

    shredded rotisserie chicken (from about ½ chicken)

  • 1/2 cup

    dried currants

  • 1/2 cup

    prepared pesto

  • 1/3 cup

    plain Greek yogurt

  • 1/2 cup

    finely chopped celery

  • 1/4 tsp.

    kosher salt

  • 12

    mini croissants, split open

  • Baby arugula, for topping

Directions

    1. Step 1Combine the shredded chicken, currants, pesto, yogurt, celery, and salt in a medium bowl and stir until the chicken is well coated.
    2. Step 2Fill the croissants with the chicken salad and top with arugula.
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