Crescent Chicken Bundles Recipe 45

CRESCENT CHICKEN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, chives, milk, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in chicken., Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into eight rectangles; press perforations together. Spoon about 1/2 cup chicken mixture in the center of each rectangle. Bring edges up to the center and pinch to seal. Brush with remaining butter. Sprinkle with crushed stuffing, lightly pressing down., Transfer to ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Freeze option: Freeze unbaked bundles on baking sheets until firm; transfer to a freezer container. May be frozen up to 2 months. To use, thaw in refrigerator. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through.

SAVORY CHICKEN CRESCENT BUNDLES

Steps:

• 1. Beat cream cheese and melted butter until smooth.
• 2. Mix the rest of the ingredients (except crescent rolls) until well blended. Then add cream cheese mixture and stir all together. (Here's where you can add other things, canned carrots, peas, chopped pimentos, chopped broccoli, olives...let your imagination go wild! )
• 3. Preheat oven to 350'F.
• 4. Unroll crescents and using two crescent rolls at a time (to form a rectangle). Press perforations together to seal.
• 5. Fill with chicken mixture and pull the 4 corners to the middle, twist together to seal.
• 6. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, paprika, parmesan or chopped parsley, if desired. (So many choices!)
• 7. Bake at 350'F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8. *If you'd like gravy, just use your favorite jar or gravy mix. Let's keep this, easy and quick!