Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Chicken Crescent Rolls

RileyAdamsFoodBlogPostpic_thumb_thumb[3] Do you have favorite recipes to fall back on? I have a lot of them. I think that’s because my memory isn’t the greatest and sometimes I’ll be at the store and trying to find ingredients to piece together a supper for the family…and I forgot to make a list. Fortunately, there are quite a few recipes that I prepare enough to know by heart.

The recipe for chicken crescent rolls is one of those fallback recipes for me. I thought I surely had already made it or a variation of it for Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen—but after a thorough search, I was surprised to find that I hadn’t! I’m going to make amends right now and share it with y’all. It’s another quick and easy concoction and you can make it a variety of different ways. You could even make smaller amounts or cut them in half and serve these as appetizers.

IMG_20110322_144815Chicken Crescent Rolls
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Ingredients
6 oz cooked, chopped chicken
4 oz light cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chopped mushroom
2 T diced green onion
1 pkg crescent rolls (can of 8)
1 T melted butter
3/4 cup seasoned croutons, crushed

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine chopped chicken, chopped mushroom, green onion, and softened cream cheese in a bowl.

Unfold crescent rolls into rectangles. Separate until there are 2 rectangles (perforations pinched together) to form a larger rectangle (there will be 4 rectangles, total). Add a 1/2 cup dollop of the chicken mixture to the center of each of the 4 rectangles.

Pull the dough up over the mixture and pinch the dough closed. Drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle with crushed croutons. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes at 375, covering loosely with aluminum foil until the last five minutes.

Feeds 4 (or one teenage boy. Sigh.)

Riley/Elizabeth
Delicious and Suspicious (July 6 2010) Riley Adams
Pretty is as Pretty Dies –Elizabeth Spann Craig

14 comments:

  1. Oh man, that looks delicious! Gonna have to try it. (I've got a Drunken Chicken recipe at my blog today, so the next time I have leftover chicken, I'll know what to do with it.) :D

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  2. I always save any recipe I can use a rotisserie chicken for. SO cheap to buy the already cooked and seasoned chicken compared to an uncooked (someone explain why).

    I do have a question on the servings... feeds 4... really? That's 1 and 1/2 ounces per person. These seem appetizer size. maybe there is more teenage boy in me than I thought.

    These sure do sound delicious. i think i have everything in my fridge for this... Lunch today (for just me... And maybe a single leftover appetizer for when Jackie comes home from her inconvenient day job)

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  3. Oh, this sounds yummy and looks delicious. I'm always looking for different ways to prepare chicken. Quick and easy, can't beat that.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  4. Fall-back-on recipes are the best, aren't they? This is a great new option for me to try here and I can already see how it could become a family favorite.

    Dave - I've asked the same question. No idea why... but I hope the rotisserie chicken people don't figure that out and start raising prices!

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  5. It looks delicious and fun to make! I look forward to trying this, Thanks, Elizabeth.

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  6. Angie--Mm! Drunken chicken! I'll have to check that out. :)

    A Year on the Grill--Oh yeah--we use rotisserie chickens a lot here, too. And get them at the Costco where they cost practically nothing.

    I guess we should say that they *should* feed 4, although my son ate three of them, the stinker. They puff up when they cook, so it makes a decent amount alongside a salad. But to be on the safe side, you could double it if you were serving that many. They seem to be addicting!

    Well, if Jackie were there with you then she could fend for herself, I say! Ha! Appetizer only for her. :)

    Mason--Very quick, very easy!

    Julie--There are just so many different fillings for the crescent rolls that it never really gets old.

    Mary Jane--It *is* kind of fun, actually! I have a good time with that crescent roll dough. :)

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  7. Oh this is right up my alley. We are big chicken eaters here. Now that Ethan is a teenager all food seems to go fast. I will have to double if the rest of us want to eat ;). I am going to try with broccoli. I am not a big mushroom fan unless on pizza. Strange I know.
    Thanks Elizabeth.

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  8. Riley/Elizabeth - These look tasty *and* easy, which is a great combo these busy days. I agree with everyone on the rotisserie chicken as a time saver, too. With a fresh, crisp salad on the side, this would make a deliciously quick dinner. Thanks for another great recipe idea, E!

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  9. This looks so easy and pretty kid-friendly. Good choice for moms.

    ~Avery AveryAames.com
    @AveryAames

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  10. Babs--I think it would be great with broccoli! Actually, it's a good recipe to put all kinds of different things in..nice way to get rid of leftovers!

    Avery--Kids seem to devour them pretty quickly...at least mine do!

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  11. Cleo--With a little salad and some fruit, it makes a nice meal. :)

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  12. Elizabeth, those are beautiful. I want to take a fork and cut right into the one in the picture. I'm guessing that it has long since been devoured. I can see why your son would snarf them!

    You know, you should think about entering the Pillsbury contest. They love recipes using their crescent rolls.

    ~ Krista

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  13. Elizabeth, those are beautiful. I want to take a fork and cut right into the one in the picture. I'm guessing that it has long since been devoured. I can see why your son would snarf them!

    You know, you should think about entering the Pillsbury contest. They love recipes using their crescent rolls.

    ~ Krista

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  14. Alas, these crescent rolls are but a memory! Yes, they're all devoured now. Sigh.

    The pictured crescent rolls just *might* be a store brand. :) I've always got an eye out to save a nickel! But an interesting idea, for sure.

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