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A bowl full of chicken spread with roasted vegetables, served with crackers.

Chicken Spread Recipe

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Our chicken spread is packed with plenty of roasted veggies! Grill, boil or roast the chicken, or make it even easier with a store-bought rotisserie.
Course appetizers
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 47 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 219
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove ends from zucchini and cut in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to remove all seeds from the center, chop into ¾" pieces and place in a large mixing bowl. Add broccoli florets, onion, bell pepper and whole garlic cloves, drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
  • Spread vegetables evenly on a large rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Roast 18–22 minutes until softened and brown around the edges.
  • Stir together cream cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, basil and lemon juice or red wine vinegar in a large bowl. Place cooked chicken into food processor and pulse until very finely chopped. Combine with cream cheese mixture and set aside.
  • Remove veggies from oven and cool slightly, then add to food processor and pulse to desired consistency. Remember, you want to leave some texture to the veggies, but they still need to be spreadable.
  • Fold chopped vegetables into chicken mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to serving so that it is easily spreadable. Enjoy with crackers, crostini or even fresh vegetables.

Notes

If you have fresh basil on hand, just double the amount to 2 chopped teaspoons.

Nutrition

Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g