Cheesy Chicken Crescent Bake (Print View)

Creamy chicken filling wrapped in flaky crescent dough, baked until golden.

# What You Need:

→ Chicken & Dairy

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or chopped
02 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
03 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
04 - 1/2 cup sour cream
05 - 1/2 cup whole milk

→ Crescent Rolls

06 - 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent roll dough

→ Vegetables & Flavorings

07 - 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
08 - 1/2 tsp garlic powder
09 - 1/2 tsp onion powder
10 - 1/4 tsp salt
11 - 1/4 tsp black pepper

→ Topping

12 - 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

# How-To Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
02 - Combine cream cheese, sour cream, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper in mixing bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy.
03 - Add shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and green onions to cream mixture. Stir until evenly distributed.
04 - Unroll crescent dough and separate into 8 triangles. Place heaping spoonful of chicken mixture on wide end of each triangle. Roll from wide end to tip, enclosing filling completely.
05 - Place filled crescents in prepared baking dish, seam side down. Pour any remaining chicken mixture around rolls.
06 - Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over crescents and filling.
07 - Bake for 25-30 minutes until crescents are golden brown and filling is bubbly.
08 - Let dish rest for 5 minutes before serving to allow filling to set.

# Expert Hints:

01 -
  • It transforms basic cooked chicken into something that feels like a hug
  • The crescent dough creates the perfect edible spoon for all that creamy filling
  • Leftovers somehow taste even better the next day
02 -
  • Let the filled crescents rest for 5 minutes before serving or that hot filling will burn everyone's eager tongue
  • If your cream cheese is still cold, the filling will look lumpy but it melts perfectly in the oven
  • The crescent dough should feel cold to the touch when you unroll it or it becomes impossible to work with
03 -
  • Use kitchen scissors to cut the cooked chicken into pieces instead of a fork
  • Line your baking sheet with parchment for the easiest cleanup ever

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