Elegant Chicken Strudel

Ingredients

• Cooking Spray
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped onion
• 1 10 ounce package fresh spinach
• chopped (about 8 cups)
• 4 cups (950 ml) chopped cooked chicken breast (about 1-1/4 pounds)
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) (3ounce) shredded Swiss cheese
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) egg substitute
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) dry white wine
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
• 1/8 tsp (1 ml) black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• minced
• 8 sheets frozen phyllo dough
• thawed
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) butter
• melted
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) paprika

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Heat a large non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
3. Add onion, and saut for 6 minutes or until tender.
4. Stir in spinach and cook for 2 minutes or until spinach wilts.
5. Stirring constantly.
6. Eemove from heat.
7. Stir in chicken and the next 6 ingredients.
8. (Chicken through garlic).
9. Lightly coat 1 sheet phyllo dough with cooking spray (cover remaining dough to keep from drying).
10. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp (15 ml) breadcrumbs.
11. Repeat the layers with 3 sheets phyllo, cooking spray, and 3 tbsp (45 ml) breadcrumbs.
12. Gently press the layers together.
13. Place about 2-1/2 cups (600 ml) chicken mixture along 1 long edge of top phyllo sheet, leaving a 1/2 inch border.
14. Starting at the long edge with the 1/2 inch border, roll up jellyroll fashion.
15. Place seam side down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
16. Tuck ends under.
17. Repeat with remaining 4 sheets phyllo, cooking spray, 1/4 cup (60 ml) breadcrumbs, and 2-1/2 cups (600 ml) chicken mixture.
18. Brush strudels evenly with butter.
19. Sprinkle each with 1/8 tsp (1 ml) paprika.
20. Bake strudels at 375 degrees (200 C.) for 20 minutes or until brown.
21. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
22. Cut each strudel into 4 slices.
23. Serve immediately.