These Crescent Chicken Roll Ups are truly a “favorite family recipe”. Our Mom originally got this recipe from our Aunt Lana. We would always beg for this meal when we were kids! It is a VERY quick meal and is definitely a husband/kid pleaser. Something about the combination of a flaky roll, a savory chicken mixture, and creamy sauce on top that makes this meal totally irresistible!
Ingredients in Chicken Roll Ups
Chances are you have all the ingredients for this simple supper in your refrigerator and pantry cupboard right now. That’s why this is such a terrific last minute dinner for those busy weeknights when cooking is just the last thing on your mind. Here’s all you need:
Shredded Chicken – You can use canned chicken or a couple of cups cooked chicken breast. If you have leftover rotisserie chicken or baked chicken, this is a perfect recipe to use up the leftovers. Cream cheese – an eight ounce package is all you need, or a tub of softened herb cream cheese is delicious too. Milk – any kind will work. Salt and pepper – to taste Crescent roll dough – I always keep a couple of tubes of refrigerated crescent roll dough on hand for last minute meals. Bread crumbs – Use anything you have on hand to make a crumb mixture: panko crumbs, cracker crumbs, crushed croutons, crushed Ritz crackers, etc… these will all work great! Butter – melted
How to Make Chicken Roll Ups
These chicken roll ups come together in just a couple of simple steps. Here’s all you need to do:
The Secret’s in the Sauce
If desired serve with a sauce of cream of chicken soup diluted with ½ cup milk over the crescent rolls. I also like to add salt, pepper, parsley, cayenne, and curry to the sauce.
How to Make Chicken Roll Ups Bigger
These chicken roll ups are little bite size rolls, perfect for little kids or for an appetizer. But if you want to make larger rolls for the grown-ups at mealtime, here’s how to do it. Instead of separating the crescent rolls into triangles, split the serrated dough into rectangles (two triangles together). Press the serrated seam of two triangles together to form a rectangle. Add a scoop of the chicken mixture. Roll the dough over the mixture and press the edges together, then press the ends together to form a complete chicken “pillow.”
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“We had these for dinner tonight and everyone loved them. My picky eater ate 3! Can’t wait to try some of your other recipes.” – Michelle Rowe “Made these last night! SO good!” – Brady & Ashley “I tried this recipe last night and it was AMAZING! I have two very picky little girls and they gobbled them right up! Definitely a new favorite at our house! Thanks!” – Terra
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