Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole

Here I go again with another cooking post. And OH MAN it is good. It's chicken and cheese (two of my favorite things!) mixed with crescent rolls and lots of good sauce to keep it moist...definitely a quick and easy  comfort food.

This recipe was found on Pinterest (where else?!)...and here's the original link to it.

Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole

2 8oz cans Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls

1 10 3/4oz can cream of chicken soup 

3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or half and half

Filling:

4oz cream cheese, softened

4 tbsp butter, softened

1 tsp garlic powder

2 large chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese

1/2 tsp seasoning salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2-4 tbsp mayonnaise or whipping cream

1-2 cup grated cheddar cheese (topping)

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.

2. Butter a casserole dish.

3. In saucepan, mix half and half, grated cheddar cheese and chicken soup.

4. Heat just until cheese melts - don't boil.

5. For filling - in a large bowl, mix cream cheese with butter until smooth, then add garlic powder.

6. Add cooked chicken and cheese, mix until combined.

7. Add in mayo or whipping cream, mix to combine.

8. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

9. Unroll crescent rolls. 

10. Place 1 heaping tablespoon of chicken mixture on top of each triangle.

Then roll up, starting on the thick end.

As you can see, this part gets kind of messy (ok, a LOT messy if you're anything like me!) So, I laid out a piece of wax paper on the counter and unrolled the crescent rolls on it and made them all on there. It made for much easier clean up!

11. Drizzle a small amount of soup mixture on bottom of greased casserole dish.

12. Place crescent rolls seam-side down on top of creamed mixture in casserole dish.

13. Drizzle remaining sauce on top, and sprinkle with more grated cheese. 

14. Bake for 30 minutes.

Note: This makes a lot! However, I didn't use two full crescent roll packages - it took one and a half. So I would either make a little more chicken, use a smaller scoop on each roll, or have a plan in mind for the other 4 rolls you have left over! Also, 1 tablespoon of the garlic powder is a lot...and don't get me wrong, I love love love garlic. So I would definitely recommend cutting it down a little bit or maybe using fresh minced garlic instead.

I hope you enjoy this yummy, delicious dinner as much as I did. If you make it, let me know how it goes and if you thought it was great, too!