Description
Hearty chicken crescent roll-ups deliver comfort on a plate with creamy, cheesy goodness. Crisp crescents embrace tender chicken, promising a satisfying meal you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (473 ml) shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup (236 ml) shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup (59 ml) softened cream cheese
- 1 can (8 oz / 226 g) crescent roll dough
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) milk
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) melted butter (optional, for brushing)
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper, creating a non-stick surface for easy cooking and cleanup.
- Filling Creation: Blend shredded chicken, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, milk, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder in a mixing bowl until smooth and uniformly combined, creating a rich and creamy filling.
- Dough Arrangement: Carefully unroll crescent roll dough and separate into triangular sections, laying them flat on a clean workspace for precise filling and rolling.
- Assembly: Distribute chicken-cheese mixture evenly across the wider end of each dough triangle, then tightly roll from the wide to pointed end, ensuring complete ingredient enclosure and secure sealing of edges.
- Baking: Position rolled crescents seam-side down on prepared baking sheet, maintaining slight separation between roll-ups, and bake for 12-15 minutes until achieving a golden-brown, crispy exterior.
- Finishing: Remove from oven and allow roll-ups to rest 3-4 minutes, enabling filling to stabilize and cool slightly, then optionally garnish with fresh chopped parsley for enhanced visual appeal and flavor complexity.
Notes
- Optimize Chicken Preparation: Use rotisserie chicken or leftover grilled chicken for faster assembly and deeper flavor profile.
- Perfect Cheese Blending: Ensure cream cheese is softened at room temperature to create smoother, more evenly distributed filling.
- Seal Edges Carefully: Pinch crescent roll edges firmly to prevent cheese mixture from leaking during baking, maintaining a clean presentation.
- Temperature Precision: Allow roll-ups to rest briefly after baking to stabilize internal temperature and prevent burning your mouth.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Baking, Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 540 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg