B'Stilla
A savory Moroccan-inspired pastry filled with chicken, almonds, and eggs, layered with flaky filo dough, fragrant spices, and topped with powdered sugar for a sweet-savory combo.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Boil chicken breasts in water, oil, and butter until cooked.
- Remove and shred the chicken into small pieces.
- Bring the broth to a boil and scramble 6 eggs in the boiling broth until cooked.
- Grind almonds into fine pieces.
- Layer in a buttered 13 x 9-inch dish: first a sheet of filo dough, then eggs, almonds, chicken, then repeat eggs, almonds, chicken, and top with 2 or 3 sheets of filo dough.
- Spread about 1/4 cup melted margarine over the top of the layered pastry.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar.
- Bake at 350°F for 45 to 50 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Optional: sprinkle additional powdered sugar after baking.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1029
kcal
51% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).