Chicken Crescent Rolls is a simple, easy, and delicious family dinner recipe. Tasty chicken in a homemade creamy sauce is wrapped in buttery crescent rolls. Use this easy Instant Pot chicken breast recipe for juicy and tasty results.
❤️ Why you'll love this recipe.
- This chicken crescent recipe is a fun, easy weeknight dinner recipe.
- Our chicken roll-up recipe doesn't use canned cream of chicken soup.
- These chicken bundles are pure comfort and the whole family will love them.
- We include Instant Pot instructions for a variation.
🧾 Ingredients
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- cream cheese
- green peppers
- green onion
- milk
- unsalted butter
🍲 Equipment
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, either grease, spray with non-stick spray,tube of crescent rolls or place parchment paper on a large baking tray.
- Open the tube of crescent rolls, and lay out the dough. The croissants come in triangles. Pinch 2 triangles together to form a rectangle. You may need to flip the other side and pinch as well.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, green onions, green pepper, salt, pepper, melted butter, and milk. Stir in the cooked shredded chicken.
- Place ¼ cup of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each crescent roll rectangle.
- Bring each corner of the crescent roll to the center of the mixture.
- Place the chicken crescent rolls on the prepared baking sheet and bake about 14-16 minutes om the preheated oven. The filling will be warmed through and the dough will be cooked and golden brown.
How to make Chicken Crescent Rolls in the Instant Pot
1. Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot vessel. Season chicken with salt, and pepper. Put the chicken on the trivet and place the trivet in to the the Instant Pot.
2. Close the Instant Pot. Move the valve to seal the lid. Set Instant Pot to 12 minutes, high pressure.
3. While chicken is cooking, open tubes of crescent rolls, and lay out the dough. The croissants come in triangles. Pinch the pastry together to make rectangles. You may need to flip the other side and pinch as well.
4. Once your chicken is completely done, open the valve to release pressure. Once the pressure has been released, open the lid to the Instant Pot. Set aside chicken. Drain water from the Instant Pot and remove the trivet.
5. Set your oven to 350°.
6. Place chicken back in the instant pot. Shred with a fork or hand mixer. Mix cream cheese, green onion, green pepper, butter, milk, salt, and black pepper until well combined. Taste for seasoning, if needed adjust seasoning.
7. Add ¼ cup of your chicken mixture to the center of your crescents. Take each corner of the croissant and bring it to the middle to close up the chicken bundle.
8. Place your crescents on a baking sheet, greased, or parchment paper for 14 to 16 minutes. You will want to continue to bake until the crescents are golden brown.
❄️ Make ahead, storage, and freezer tips
Leftovers can be stored in a covered airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Freezer Instructions: Chicken stuffed crescent rolls can be prepared ahead and frozen for use at a later date.
I recommend baking them and flash freezing them in a single layer on a baking sheet in the freezer for about an hour.
Then place them in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 4 months.
Defrost the chicken crescent rolls in the refrigerator overnight and reheat in the oven at 350°F until heated through, about 10 minutes.
👩🏻🍳 Eileen's Tips for Success
- Use either full-fat or low-fat cream cheese. I don't suggest using fat-free as the flavor never blends the same as either full or low-fat cream cheese.
📖 Variations
Chicken - Use leftover chicken from any of these options; air fryer roast chicken, instant pot roast chicken, poached chicken, or leftover rotisserie chicken.
- Canned chicken can be used for this recipe
Cheese - Add additional cheese to the cream cheese such as mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, or cheddar cheese.
Onion - Leave it out if you do not care for onion. Onion powder can be used in place of an onion. Scallions or red onions can also be used.
Seasonings - add any of these for additional flavor or a variation of flavor; garlic powder, onion powder, cajun seasoning, Italian seasoning, or homemade seasoning salt.
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Serving Suggestions
Round out the meal with these quick roasted green beans for a quick family meal.
Roasted Broccoli is another great side dish. Lemon Asparagus is also a favorite that is ready in about 10 minutes.
An easy side salad is this Arugula Salad with a tasty homemade dressing
I'm always looking for quick and easy family recipes that my family will love. My Mom used to make something similar to this chicken pocket when we were kids.
She used leftover chicken to make lunch the next day. Over the years I've played with the recipe, and this is a variation that is so easy, and it can feed a crowd too.
