Creamy chicken crescent rolls are a family favorite. Flaky crescent roll dough is filled with a creamy chicken mixture and topped with melted butter and seasoned bread crumbs. Plus you can freeze the leftovers!
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Let me start off by being completely honest. Creamy chicken crescent rolls are not the quickest recipe, but while there is some assembly required, once you get the hang of them, they go pretty smoothly.
Fortunately, the filling is a cinch and takes only a few minutes to throw together. And the recipe makes A TON of cheesy chicken crescents, which means you'll have enough for not one but TWO family dinners!
Simply freeze the leftovers (once baked). When you're ready for creamy chicken crescents round two, let thaw in the refrigerator and then reheat in the microwave. Easy peasy!
The secret to these chicken crescent bundles is to use a medium cookie scoop because it provides the perfect amount of filling for those crescents.
Also, let the crescent roll dough sit for a minute or two so it's not too cold. You'll find it's easier to press into those slightly larger triangles without tearing the dough.
By the way, I love lining my baking sheets with parchment paper; it saves on cleanup time and seems to help recipes bake more evenly.
Of course a quality silicone baking mat is another option, but I'm not always in the mood for one more thing to clean. (I do love those mats for baked goods like old-fashioned iced oatmeal cookies for sure!)
I can sum up the most important thing to remember when making these chicken bundles with one word:
PINCH
When you're folding that crescent dough around the filling, pinch, pinch, PINCH those edges! If you slack on the pinching, you'll end up with bundles that burst open and make a bit of a mess. Granted, they still taste really good—oozing filling never stopped me from eating something—but cleanup isn't nearly as fun.
This recipe for creamy chicken crescent rolls really does make a ton, so I recommend the whole freezing-the-leftovers thing or making them when you're serving a crowd.
A serving size is probably 2 to 3 rolls, but I can easily eat 4 or 5 in a sitting. They're so good!
You could try to halve the recipe but it might be a little tricky. Perhaps go with 3 cans of crescent rolls and bake up any crescent roll dough you don't use. I feel like that would make a great late-night snack!
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Creamy Chicken Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
Instructions
Prepare
Wrap
Bake
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 14
Serving Size: 3 rolls
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 474Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 1036mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 0gSugar: 9gProtein: 14g
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Valentina
Such a fun and tasty recipe! Love the step by step photo.
Emily Hill
The step-by-step photos definitely help on this one!
Sandi
What a delicious idea to stuff those with chicken :-) Pinning!
Emily Hill
It's super yummy! Thanks for pinning!
linda spiker
Oh gosh. My family would go bonkers for these! Dreamy!
Emily Hill
They really are deliciously dreamy!
Danielle
My boyfriend does all the cleanup in our house and he does love it when I use parchment paper. But i't usually because I need the baking sheet clean for a photo background! These crescent rolls just sound delicious! I love the idea.
Emily Hill
I need to try baking sheets as a background prop! Love this idea!
Sonal
What an amazing recipe that can be a complete meal in itself. I loved how you used the crescent rolls and creamy chicken soup to create this!
Emily Hill
It is a complete meal though I do love to throw a salad or steamed veggie in the mix!
Mrs. Waffle Stacks
I made these for dinner tonight and the 4 teenagers In my house devoured these things. I can honestly say I don't think any of these are going to make it to my freezer. I bought a package with 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts and I cut them in very small dices while the chicken was still raw. This made them cook quicker but also gave me more chicken then the recipe called for. So in the end after 5 cans of Crescent roll dough I still have enough filling left over for another 2 or 3 cans of dough. I can't believe how crazy the kids were over these rolls.
Emily Hill
Yay! I'm so glad your family liked them!!