French Onion Chicken Roll-Ups – heaven in a pan! The most requested chicken casserole in our house. Chicken, cheddar cheese, sour cream french onion dip, and french fried onions wrapped in crescent rolls and topped with milk and cream of chicken soup. Use rotisserie chicken for quick prep! This is on the menu at least once a month! Everyone gobbles this up – we never have any leftovers.
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Chicken Roll Ups are a family favorite. I have several versions on the blog. These French Onion Chicken Roll Ups are one of my favorites! This casserole has tons of amazing flavor with only a few simple ingredients. Chicken, french onion dip, cheese, and french fried onions wrapped in crescent rolls and topped with cream of chicken soup. SO simple and it tastes great! I could literally eat the whole pan myself. I absolutely LOVE this chicken casserole!!
How to Make French Onion Chicken Roll Ups
This casserole is very easy to make. In a medium bowl, stir together shredded chicken, sour cream french onion dip, cheddar cheese, and french fried onions. Separate crescent rolls into triangles. Scoop a spoonful of the chicken mixture onto the wide end of the triangle and roll up. Place the rolls in a baking dish and bake for a few minutes, until the rolls start to turn golden brown. Remove the dish from the oven. Whisk together the cream of chicken soup and milk or chicken broth. Pour sauce over the rolls and sprinkle with french fried onions. Bake until the casserole is bubbly.
Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- Make sure to use a refrigerated sour cream-based french onion dip such as Dean’s, Great Value, Barber’s, Heluva Good Dip, or Kraft. DO NOT use a jarred french onion dip from the chip aisle.
- If you can’t find sour cream dip, you can use an equivalent amount of sour cream with some Lipton’s onion soup mix mixed in.
- I used a rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in the casserole. You can use any cooked chicken that you have on hand. Chicken breasts, chicken, things, chicken tenderloins, or canned chicken. This is a great recipe to use up leftover chicken.
- You can use any can of cream of soup that you have on hand. Cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, and cream of celery all work great.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Can Chicken Roll Ups be made in advance? Yes. You can assemble the rolls ahead of time and refrigerate overnight. I prefer to prepare the chicken mixture the night before and assemble the rolls while the oven preheats. I think the rolls rise more in the oven when baked immediately after removing them from the can.
- Can Chicken Roll Up be frozen? Yes! Bake the casserole and let it cool completely. Cover the baking dishwith plastic wrap and foil and place in the freezer. The casserole will keep up to 3 months in the freezer.
- To reheat the casserole after freezing, thaw, cover with foil and reheat in the oven at 350ºF until warm or reheat in the microwave.
What to Serve with Chicken Crescent Roll Ups
As I said, I LOVE everything about these chicken crescent rolls. We make this casserole about once a month. It is easy and everyone enjoys it. Even our picky eaters! We usually serve these chicken crescents with some rice and green beans. It is equally delicious with a green salad. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this chicken casserole:
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French Onion Chicken Roll Ups
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- ½ cup sour cream french onion dip
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1¼ cup french fried onions, divided
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- ½ cup milk
- 1 (8-oz) can refrigerated crescent rolls (8-count)
- 1 (4-oz) can refrigerated crescent rolls (4-count)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch dish with cooking spray.
- Combine chopped chicken, french onion dip, 1 cup cheddar cheese, and 1 cup fried onions. Feel free to add salt and pepper.
- Separate crescent rolls into 12 triangles. Top the large part of the crescent triangles with the chicken mixture.
- Roll the crescent rolls up and place in the bottom of the prepared dish.
- Bake the rolls for 10 minutes. Remove baking dish from oven.
- Mix together milk, and soup. Pour soup mixture over crescent rolls. Top with remaining cheddar cheese and french fried onions.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Notes:
- Make sure to use a refrigerated sour cream-based french onion dip such as Dean’s, Great Value, Barber’s, Heluva Good Dip, or Kraft. DO NOT use a jarred french onion dip from the chip aisle.
- If you can’t find sour cream dip, you can use an equivalent amount of sour cream with some Lipton’s onion soup mix mixed in.
- I used a rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in the casserole. You can use any cooked chicken that you have on hand. Chicken breasts, chicken, things, chicken tenderloins, or canned chicken. This is a great recipe to use up leftover chicken.
- You can use any can of cream of soup that you have on hand. Cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, and cream of celery all work great.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
- Can Chicken Roll Ups be made in advance? Yes. You can assemble the rolls ahead of time and refrigerate them overnight. I prefer to prepare the chicken mixture the night before and assemble the rolls while the oven preheats. I think the rolls rise more in the oven when baked immediately after removing them from the can.
- Can Chicken Roll Up be frozen?Yes! Bake the casserole and let it cool completely. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and foil and place in the freezer. The casserole will keep up to 3 months in the freezer.
- To reheat the casserole after freezing, thaw, cover with foil, and reheat in the oven at 350ºF until warm or reheat in the microwave.
Steph
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Looks good!! Do i have to use the soup and milk? Wouldn’t they still be yummers eating by hand?
You can make this however you would like.
Super easy and delicious!
Made the french onion chicken rollups tonight for dinner. The only thing I did different, was used onion rings that were garlic and pepper flavored. This added another layer of flavor, that we thought was great. I only used 1 can of crescent rolls and froze the rest of the chicken mixture for another day. I did use most of the cream of chicken soup + 1/2 cup milk with only a little left over. I used all of the onion rings and cheese. There are only 2 of us, so this was a LOT of food. Together we ate 3 of the rollups with 5 left over. This would be a great dish for company!! 5 stars!!!
SO glad you enjoyed it! Love the use of onion rings.