Practical Frugality

Save money where you can, so you can splurge where you want!

You are here: Home / Food & Cooking / Recipe: Cream Cheese Chicken Croissants

by

Recipe: Cream Cheese Chicken Croissants

Sharing is caring!

 

Recipe: Cream Cheese Chicken Croissants

I’ve been planning to make this recipe for weeks. We have a local grocery store here that makes the most delicious rotisserie chickens, so I thought I’d get one to use in this for some added flavor. You could also make this with boneless skinless chicken breasts. My preferred method would be to leave them in the slow cooker all day so they’d be nice and tender, but any cooked and shredded chicken would work – even canned chicken.

To begin, I saute my chopped onions so they are tender and clear. A dab of butter, olive oil, or cooking spray in the pan helps these cook up nicely.

Shred the chicken and mix it in a bowl with the cream cheese (can use plain or flavored) and 1 cup shredded cheddar (I used sharp), and onions. (*Note: I LOATHE onions, so I put my dollop on before I added the onions to the mix)

Lay your crescent rolls out so that they form a rectangle. I smash the creases together so it holds. Now, this recipe calls for 2 cans, I have a cutting board off to the side with 4 more rectangles on it.

Put a dollop of the mixture onto each roll.

To start folding them up, bring two opposing corners together over the top.

Bring in the other two corners.

Bring in the sides and squish it up to close so the cheese doesn’t melt out.

The other 4 wraps magically appeared on the pan! You can now see all 8. I forgot to take a picture and remembered when I closed the oven door, so I popped it open and took a quick pic. You bake it at 375 for about 15-20 minutes – it is crucial to make sure that the crescents cook all the way through or it will be gross.

This is what they look like when they are done, and they are delicious! I have dozens of variations in mind to try, from adding dry ranch mix, to bacon bits, to different flavors of cream cheese. I served these with Green Giant Seasoned Steamers Broccoli and Corn on the Cob.

Recipe: Cream Cheese Chicken Croissants

Author: Karen
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 cups cooked and shredded Chicken
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • small chopped onion
  • 2 cans crescent rolls
Instructions
  1. See post at http://practicalfrugality.com/recipe-cream-cheese-chicken-croissants/ for step by step instructions with photos

This recipe is partying at:

  • Chicken Recipe Round Up
  • Recipe Round Up – Dinner in Under an Hour!

 

Comments

  1. Thank you so much for the feedback, you made my day! I am THRILLED that your family enjoys this recipe as much as mine does 🙂 Most of my recipes are over on my food blog, When is Dinner, and I hope you’ll find more meals to enjoy with your family. Thanks for stopping by!!!!

  2. Oh my goodness, YUM! I just made these and they are delicious! My family and I love them. I will definitely be making them again. Thanks for the recipe.

  5. This is definitely something i’m trying this week when i have company over. Easy and delicious!

  12. Mmm… these look totally awesome. I wonder how well they would go with hot sauce. 😀

    God bless,
    Miles

  13. This looks like a really good recipe! I would love to make these for our next game day football get together 🙂

  16. I’m always looking for new ways to make chicken and this recipe sounds delicious!! I love the addition of cheese and the crescent rolls. Thanks for the easy recipe. 🙂

  21. Oh yummy, these look delicious. I would love one of those right now, of course I’m on a diet and can’t have one but virtually they don’t have any calories!

  22. Ohh i just did something similar to this yesterday (we made it like pizza) These seem really good, I’m going to have to try em.

  25. THIS SOUNDS SO DELISHOUS YOU CAN MAKE THIS FOR BREAKFAST. GOING TO SHARE ON MY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES SO OTHERS COULD SEE IT. YUMMY.

  28. I love this type of recipe! I could eat these things way too much, lol. They’d be great for get-togethers, too.

  30. You had me at “cream cheese” lol!! Doesn’t it just make anything and everything better?!? My son and I will have to make these for dinner tomorrow!!

  31. This sound delicious, and so easy to make!! I make something similar but in a philly cheesesteak version and it is so good! I even have some leftover roast chicken so I will definitely be making this tonight, thanks for the recipe!

  32. These look delicious! The heading threw me off, but I think I would really enjoy these. They look cute for parties!

  33. These look delicious perfect for a busy weeknight.My kid’s would love these.Thank you for sharing 🙂

  35. They don’t look like a traditional croissants. This is brilliant, I need to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing.

  37. Love these! I made a healthy “alternative” with papers and onions, sans cream of chicken. Must say, both versions are good, but the original cannot be beat!

  38. This recipe sounds fabulous! I just had to pin it to my recipes on pinterest. I bet it taste as good as it sounds! I like that it doesn’t have a ton of prep time or ingredients. Thanks for sharing it with us.

  43. I would like these too but I would like to try them only I would use beef and broccoli and the cream cheese They sound good too. thanks for the recipe

  47. What a great recipe they sound so easy and look delicious too. I think I might add some broccoli in with them to for a different taste,
    or even a different cheese like maybe a spicy cheese – yum : )

  54. oh wow this sounds so good! my mother use to make something like this but with the rolls and added the green onion cream cheese to it

  62. Yum, I bet adding some Louisiana hot sauce might spice up with a buffalo flair for a little switch up and now there are two great treats 🙂 Thank you for sharing.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Massive Sway

Linqia

Find Your Influence

Find Your Influence

Pollinate

shares