We both really liked this dish. It is a kicked up version of my usual Chicken Rollup dish that we love. I got 14 rolls out of this recipe. I made the whole recipe so I could eat leftovers while Tadd is out of town. I would cut the recipe in half if I didn't want leftovers.
This is a quick weeknight meal. You can make the chicken mixture ahead of time and just scoop and roll when you get home from work.
Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole
adapted from Recipezaar.com
2 (8 ounce) cans Reduced Fat Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese or swiss cheese (or any cheese of choice)
1/2 cup milk
Filling
4 ounces cream cheese (very soft) * I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese*
2 tablespoons butter (very soft but not melted)
1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tsp minced onion flakes
2 large cooked chicken breasts, finely chopped (or use about 2 cups, can use cooked turkey)
1/2-3/4 cup finely grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper (or to taste)
2 Tbsp. milk
1-2 cup grated cheddar cheese (for topping)
Set oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 dish with cooking spray. Mix together milk, 3/4 cup cheese and undiluted chicken soup (can season with black pepper if desired).
For the filling --- (make certain that the cream cheese and butter are very soft) in a bowl, mix the soft cream cheese with butter until very smooth, then add in garlic powder. Add in the chopped chicken, onion and cheddar cheese; mix well until combined. Add in 2 tablespoons milk; mix to combine (add in a little more if the mixture seems too dry). Season with seasoned salt or white and black pepper to taste. Unroll the crescent rolls. Place 1 heaping tablespoon chicken mixture (or a little more) on top of each crescent triangle, then roll up starting at the thicker end. Drizzle a small amount of soup mixture on the bottom of the dish. Then place the crescent rolls seam-side down on top of the creamed mixture in the casserole.
Drizzle the remaining sauce on top (you don't have to use the full amount of cream sauce, just use as much as desired) and sprinkle with 1 cup (or more) grated cheese, or amount desired. Bake for about 30 minutes.
http://www.recipezaar.com/Kittencals-Chicken-or-Turkey-Crescent-Roll-Casserole-78814
77 comments:
mmmmm...comfort food.
I just looked this up from Pinterest...looks delish. And I wanted to make it for my boyfriend...Tad!
Too funny.
CalamityKitty - how funny!! I hope your Tad loves it as much as mine did!
I've been making these for years! Just love them and they are a great dish to take to some recovering from an illness. They can just pop them in the oven!
Thanks for a good looking variation of a hubby favorite I've been cooking for years. i always used sour cream instead of cream cheese and put the biscuits on top in a casserole type dish. Anniversary is this week - totally going to surprise hubby w/ a new version of his old favorite. THANKS!!
I will be making these this week!!!! They look delish.
yummmm!
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Could I prepair this, freeze and bake later?
Found you on Pinterest...I made this last night, and although time consuming, it was DELISH! Thank you!!!
Tried this tonight and was so excited that it turned out delicious! My 3 kids ages 5 and under all loved it and my husband had seconds. This will definitely be made again. Thanks so much for sharing!
Do I cook the chicken before?
katie - yes. Cook the chicken before you mix it up and roll in the crescents.
My Mom just made this tonight to take to a Christmas party. She also made a small dish for my hubs & I to try. Delish! I will be making this myself!
These look easy and yummy. Going to try making up the mix and freezing for a low-maintenance weeknight meal. Just roll & bake!
I was soo excited to try this recipe, but it didn't turn out for me! :( The crescent rolls didn't bake through, so it was really doughy. I'm afraid to try again, because I don't know what I did wrong.
I tried this last night... doubled the recipe. It was AWESOME. I have 4 kids and it was a hit! Also made great leftovers for lunch today!
In the oven right now! I'm so excited:)
It was great! I ended up cooking it for 40mins since it was a little doughy when I took it out at 30mins. My husband said, "There is nothing "not good" about this dish."
I'm making this again in the future:)
Is there a way that we can figure out the calories for one of these? Do you have any idea?
This looks delicious! Once again an amazing comfort dish you've created! I would love if you shared this in our comfort food Blog Hop. We're giving away a prize from Wilton to the blogger with the most "likes", come check it out! :)
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Was great taste but crescent rolls were soggy...needed to cook longer
Will they got soggy if you roll them and then let sit about an hour before putting them in the oven?!?! I want to make them and then leave for a meeting and have my fiance put them in the oven?
Nick and Alicia - they would be fine to sit for an hour or so before baking.
These r in the oven but I used the all ready cooked bag of chicken fajita meat chopped it up in smaller pieces it looks relish
These r in the oven but I used the all ready cooked bag of chicken fajita meat chopped it up in smaller pieces it looks relish
These look great! Just wanted to let you know that I am featuring them on my "Top 10 Crescent Roll Recipes" post @ www.cheapcraftymama.com! Feel free to stop by and grab a "featured" button!
I have been DYING to try this recipe since I found it on Pinterest months ago! My hubby made it last night and I must say - I am in love!!! I will definitely be cooking this one the next time we have friends or family over!!! :-)
What's the best way to cook the chicken so it's flavorful and not tough?
I had to share this: I accidentally mixed the cream cheese with the soup, so I decided to run with it. I addded the 3/4 cup of shredded chedddar, garlic powder onion and chicken to the soup and cream cheese then spooned it onto the crescents. I rolled them up, let them bake 15min and then topped with a little shredded cheddar and baked until the crescents were golden brown. I dk how the recipe really tastes, but my "accident" was delicious! Everyone loved it :)
Jennifer - I love delicious accidents!
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Looks like I have a yummy dinner selection for tonight
Oh my gosh.
This is a new favorite here!!
My husband really enjoyed this dish but I didn't care for it. I think it's only because I gave up eating many highly processed foods and between the cresent rolls, cream of chicken soup, and cream cheese - it was just too much for me. I can see why people like it, though. The directions for baking it worked fine for me. I used just a bit of the sauce in the bottom of the baking dish to keep them from sticking and only drizzled a spoonful of sauce on top when serving. I did not mix butter into the reduced fat cream cheese, I used low fat sour cream mixed into the soup instead of milk, and used 2% cheese. I did cut the recipe in half and rolled up the filling into 2 cresent rolls kept together, seems pinched to make them a little larger.
Loved this! I'm quickly becoming a Plain Chicken super fan!
Megntally - so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe!!
Looks yummy! My grandma used to make a similar recipe :)
I have made these for years. I haven't used the shredded cheese though. I roll the cresent roll up and bake on a cookie sheet. 375 for about 12-15 mins. I will leave them plain, or roll them in melted butter and crushed Ritz crackers. Then I use the cream of chicken soup and mix with 1/2 can of milk and make a gravy and pour on top. Serve with mashed potatoes
Great dish! My family loved it, along with MY husband, Tadd! Thanks so much for posting this.
AshleyM - you have a Tadd too? How funny! That is such a unique name - I've never met another Tadd - I've seen a few Tad but not many (if any) Tadd.
Glad you liked the recipe!!
Hi there, your recipe on Pinterest brought me to your website. It looks great. Im now following your awesome recipe blog and will have to look the at goodie recipes. My downfall...have a great week, Karren
Just found this recipe, and am making it tonight! I described it to my husband, and he said it sounded good. After poking around on your blog a bit more, and learning you're an Auburn fan, he now says that he knows that you're incapable of steering us wrong, and that it will be fantastic! :) Thanks, and War Eagle!!
Good grief. Sorry about the Webkinz thing. Apparently my daughter was signed in. :)
Absolutely loved this
Just made this the other night for my boyfriend and his mom (who is a really great cook. No pressure) and it was amazing! So easy and delicious.
Love your recipes! I've made this with a rotisserie chicken, too to save some time at the end of the day! Yum!
Made these to take over to a new mom so I substituted the crescent rolls for tortillas and, as luck would have it, had one that just wouldn't fit in the pan so I had it for supper and- oh my goodness- it was soooooooo good! I'll be making them again. And again!!
Made this for dinner, and it was delicious! Here were the changes I made:
-used fresh onions and sauted them with the chicken...also added spices when cooking, including a little curry powder and white wine
-in the sauce I added more white wine, and instead of cream of chicken I used cream of celery and a pack of Swanson's chicken flavor boost.
-instead of the crescent roll triangles I used two put together to made pockets
Thanks for the recipe
Oh my goodness! Just made this and it was fantastic!! After reading some comments about it being soggy, I followed the directions to a "T" until it said to drizzle soup mixture on top. Instead, I cooked it for about 10 minutes before I put the soup on top. I only ended up using about half of the soup mixture. Make sure you cook it until the "puffs" are firm to the touch. Yummy, yummy recipe!
I have these in the oven now.. I added some diced jalapeno and looked bacon pieces...yum!
I made this for dinner last night and I have to say...YUM!!!! It was delicious! Thanks for sharing!
I'm a very busy working mom of 4 and I am wondering if this can be made the night before or even made ahead of time and frozen.
Tammy - the rolls won't rise good if you freeze this unbaked. I would suggest baking it and then freezing it. Same is true about making it ahead and then baking it - the rolls will rise, just not as much as if they were baked right away.
I have been baking this for over an hour now. I guess I put too much sauce on top... I don;t know, but why would the recipe say to make it if it is not used.. bummer..
I love this recipe! I mixed it up a little bit and did two cans of soup because I like more "gravy" with it. May re-post this on my blog. Hope that's okay! Oh, and even my husband will eat this, and he is the pickiest adult I have ever met!
I just baked this up for dinner and it was fantastic!! I followed the recipe exactly except I used fresh diced onions, which I saute'd a bit in the butter called for first. I used all of the soup mixture and it was perfect. Only took 35 minutes to brown nicely and wasn't soggy at all. Moist and fluffy. Hubby loved it too and wants to have the leftovers with eggs over easy on top!! Thank you for such a great recipe!
Made this for the family tonight. Everyone loved it. Thanks so much!
I came across this on Pinterest, thanks for sharing! Mine is in the oven right now. I used left over turkey from Thanksgiving that I just pulled out of the freezer and chopped up. I'm so glad I found another recipe to help me utilize all that leftover turkey. It smells great, can't wait to eat it with the fam!
I made this a few times now. After the first time, I was told to keep the recipe because it was just that good.
The only difference is that I didn't use the garlic powder, onion flakes, seasoning salt or black pepper to season the chicken. Instead, I used a package of McCormick's Mesquite marinade, and marinated & cooked the chicken according to the instructions, then followed the rest of your recipe. It was AMAZING.
I have this in the oven right now! This is the 2nd time I've made this! It is now our favorite dish! Thanks so much for posting! I have shared this with everyone!!!!! Lol 20 minutes left to cook! I'm so ready to eat! ;)
I have this in the oven right now! This is the 2nd time I've made this! It is now our favorite dish! Thanks so much for posting! I have shared this with everyone!!!!! Lol 20 minutes left to cook! I'm so ready to eat! ;)
When I make these I no longer pour the soup mixture on the bottom of the dish, this prevents the crescent rolls from turning out doughy.
I do believe we just hurt ourselves, eating too much. This recipe will definitely go into our rotation! I didn't have to 'tweak' a single bit!!
Found this on pinterest about 8 months ago and my family of 5 loves it! The left overs are great too. I serve with a side of spinach (frozen spinach mixed with cream of celery and a little bit of parmesan cheese)
I made these for supper tonight and my family said I need to make them again. Thank you for sharing your recipe I found it on Pinterest.
sounds great
Can you use regular biscuits instead on cresant rolls?? Trying to avoid the store! :)
Heather- I've never used biscuits, but I don't see why they wouldn't work. Let us know how it turns out!
Ive made this recently and it was a huge hit at my house, the family loved it!! It made really good reheated leftovers for lunch too!
Question: since making it is quite time consuming, what's the quickest way to cook the chicken?
Thanks.
Kate - my favorite way to make cooked chicken is to buy a rotisserie chicken from Costco or Sams. If you don't want to do that, cook chicken on the weekend, chop it up and freeze it. Take the chicken out of the freezer in the morning and it will be thawed for dinner prep.
Thank you Stephanie. (:
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