A couple of weeks ago I got to experiments and made some chicken pockets. These are very easy and quick to make, and they are very versatile and inexpensive. They makes a great snack or lunch time food for kids. And it would also be a great appetizer to serve at parties, or even a wedding or shower!
1 can crescent rolls
1 can chicken breast, drained
2-3 spoon fulls mayo (depends on how much mayo you like)
Directions: Pull crescents apart. There should be 8 triangles. Put two of the rolls together so that it makes a rectangle shape. Use your fingers to press the two rolls together. Repeat with the rest of the rolls. Mix up your mayo and chicken. Spoon out some of the chicken mixture onto the roll. (see pic below) Then roll the dough up into a pocket. Press the dough again with your fingers to make sure the pocket is sealed. Bake according to the instructions on the crescent roll package.
Notes: After placing the chicken mixture on the dough, I had a little bit of chicken mixture left. You may want to use all the chicken in your pockets, but if not then the chicken mixture is great by itself or on a salad or regular sandwich bread.
The rolls look kind of funny because I used off brand crescent rolls which taste great, but they don’t always break away perfectly!
At least they looked better after baking!
-To make these a little more flavorful or “grown up” if you will, you could try adding any of the following, a spoonful of poppy seeds, celery seed, or dill seed.
-Shredded cheese would add a lot to this as well. (Wish I had thought about it at the time, in fact!)
-You could also add a spoonful of pickle relish. (I love dill!) Or add a piece of chopped celery (yum!), or add a little chopped onion. And I think bacon bit would be delicious in this as well.
-And some people like to put chopped pecans in their chicken salad mixtures, as well as grapes or craisons. Personally it’s not my cook of tea, but I know a lot of people would like this.
-Also, if you don’t like mayonnaise, you use miracle whip, cream cheese, or a salad dressing of your choice. (I think ranch would be yummy!) And you could always use barbecue sauce or even buffalo sauce!
–Serving note/idea – The great thing about these is that if you have any leftover, they’re great to reheat later. I personally ate 2 of these, and it was enough to fill me up for lunch. If you have small children, instead of doing the pockets with two crescents, I’d recommend doing single crescents, and roll them up like usual with the chicken mixture inside, to make a total of 8 roll-ups. This may also be a better option if you want to make these as a party food.
-Jerri
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These sound so simple, yet so delicious and I think they look just gorgeous!
These look delish!
I love the idea of using crescent rolls for the crust! Thanks for sharing this, I can't wait to try.
Yum! Anything with crescent rolls has got to be good!
what fun! those look great — I'd likely add some cheddar cheese too!
My family would like these with BBQ sauce or Buffalo-style sauce instead of the mayo. Thanks for suggesting those variations!
Oh, yum! Great way to use up leftover chicken, too!
Thanks for the ideas along with, too!
This look yummy. It is similar to a tuna melt one that we do here except that we make a biscuit recipe for the crust. We haven't tried making homemade crescent rolls yet.
I posted a comment to you on Toni's blog, but in case you aren't headed back there to read comments…here's what I wrote:
Don't let not having a bread machine stop you from making all of the yummy goodness…just make it part of your upper body exercise routine 😉 It really only takes about 5-10 minutes which really isn't too bad.
I also posted a link to another pretzel tutorial (with pictures) which is all done by hand 😉
http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/blog/making-homemade-soft-pretzels
Have fun!
Warmly,
Elizabeth
Great and easy! I like all the other options as well! Thanks for the recipe.
These are a lot like my recipe last week and I am sure I would love them!
These look so yummy! I love the idea of adding celery or spinach to them.
looks like a great way to use left over chicken in a way the kids would eat thanks
YUM YUM YUM!!! These are on my list now, lol. Thanks!
Looks so easy and and yummy! I will be making these very soon!
Love this idea! Yummmmm.
I saw the title of your post and thought, uh-oh, she's gonna make the pastry from scratch… but no, how lovely to get a recipe as quick and easy as this. I will try it with some cheese or herbs added. Thank you!
you're right! these are WONDERFUL!! my niece made them a few months ago for a birthday party (she made them in bite sizes) and I didn't write the "recipe" down!! Thanks for posting this!!
~TidyMom
These look really good!