Chicken Pillows

Chicken, Dinner, Food / By / May 15, 2023 / , , , , ,

Chicken Pillows

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If you like Crescent Rolls, Cream Cheese and Chicken, you will LOVE this recipe! One of our daughters discovered this delicious meal while on a sleepover and it quickly became one of the most requested meals in our household!!! Now, it's a favorite with our children and their sleepover guests...who needs pizza, when you can have these yummy, easy-to-prepare Chicken Pillows?!? A must-have in every house 🙂 (Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe, Jennifer!)
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Servings 8 Servings/Pillows

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Cups Chicken Cooked and cubed or shredded
  • 8 Oz. Cream Cheese Softened
  • 6 Tablespoons Salted Butter Softened
  • 2 teaspoons Emeril's Chicken Rub Or similar product
  • 4 Tablespoons Skim Milk
  • 2 teaspoons Minced Dry Onion
  • 2 Packages/Tubes Crescent Rolls
  • 2 Tablespoons Salted Butter Melted (for the topping)
  • ¼ Cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs I use Italian Style (for the topping)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather the ingredients
  • In a large bowl, cream together the softened Cream Cheese and Butter until you reach the consistency of cottage cheese.
  • Add the cooked and cubed/shredded chicken, Emeril's Chicken Rub, Milk and Dried Onions to the cream cheese mixture. Mix well and set aside.
  • Cover a baking sheet with foil that is VERY lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray or a Silicone Baking pad. Set aside.
  • Separate the Crescent Rolls into rectangles and press the diagonal perforations together to seal/close. You should have 8 rectangles (4 per package) when completed.
  • Scoop 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each rectangle.
  • Next, gather up the four corners and twist/press them together lightly at the top of the "pillow" - see photo.
  • Seal the sides by pressing dough together along the edges.
  • Repeat with remaining dough and chicken mixture. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  • Brush each "Pillow" with melted butter and sprinkle with the flavored bread crumbs.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes...until golden brown and the bottoms are no longer doughy.
  • Serve with your favorite veggie and ENJOY!!! 🙂

Notes

Sometimes, I prepare this same dish, but in Casserole form by using 2 Crescent Dough Sheets. I simply layer the bottom of a lightly-sprayed deep 9" x 13" baking/casserole dish with one Crescent Sheet. Then, spread the chicken/cream cheese mixture evenly over the sheet. Place the 2nd Cresent Dough Sheet on top of this. Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the bread crubs. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Yummy 🙂