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Chicken Cheese Puffs

These chicken cheese puffs are so fluffy, so delicious even your pickiest eater will love them.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese, chicken
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Optional Cook Time for Crunchy Topping 5 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  • lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • ¼ cup water chestnuts
  • 2 cans crescent dinner rolls
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cups corn flakes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. Cut chicken into small cubes and cook until white.

  3. Chop into smaller pieces and set aside.

  4. Mix butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add milk.

  5. Stir in chicken, water chestnuts, and a dash of salt and pepper.

  6. Unroll crescent roll dough.

  7. Separate into large rectangles (two of the triangles together, press out perforations to seal)

  8. Spoon ½ cup mixture in center of rectangle.

  9. Bring four corners to the center of filling.

  10. Wrap around any excess. Brush with egg white.

  11. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.

Optional steps for crunchy topping:

  1. Chop 2 cups of cornflakes and sprinkle on top of the cheese puffs.

  2. Cook another 5-7 minutes.