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The Easiest Chicken Pillows Ever

By: Jessica Ashcroft
4.60 from 5 votes
Chicken Pillows feature a delicious creamy chicken mixture stuffed in a buttery Pillsbury crescent roll. Perfect for a crowd, this easy recipe makes a lot!
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 24 pillows
Calories 224 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken, about 2 chicken breasts worth
  • 8 ounces cream cheese with chives and onion
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 24 ounces canned crescent rolls, 3 cans
  • 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • ⅔ cup seasoned bread crumbs

Gravy

  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ chicken bouillon cube
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Combine cooked chicken, 4 ounces of cream cheese (to start), 4 tablespoons of butter, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well and add more cream cheese as desired.
  • Open can of rolls and form each crescent into a thin square. Place 1-2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture on the roll dough. Fold corners over the chicken to seal. Repeat with remaining roll dough.
  • Place pillows sealed side down on a greased baking sheet. Brush each pillow with melted butter and top with seasoned crumbs.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until golden brown.
  • While pillows are cooking, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Then add flour.
  • Whisk together and stir constantly until brown and no longer lumpy (2-3 minutes).
  • Slowly whisk in 1 cup of milk.
  • Stir gravy until thick and then dissolve in chicken bouillon cube. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve hot pillows with gravy.

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Notes

If gravy is too thick, whisk in more milk a little at a time until it's your desired consistency.
For larger pillows, form two crescent rolls into a rectangle by pressing the seams together.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pillow | Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 398mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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