chicken and rice croissants
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This can be served as a main dish , or sliced into pinwheels for a hot appetizer. The best part is it's so easy to make and very tasty. Enjoy!
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prep time
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 2 - cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced thinly
- 1 cup rice
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup chunky salsa...(mild or med)
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 2 - tubes crescent roll dough
How To Make chicken and rice croissants
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Step 1Preheat oven to 375
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Step 2In microwave safe covered dish, cook rice with chicken broth , salsa and taco seasoning on high for 5 minutes, then stir to mix well. return rice to microwave and cook for 15 more minutes on 50% power. set aside and let cool down
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Step 3roll out one tube of crescent roll dough and press out the seams so that it's one long roll. Put some of the chicken slices on the roll then the cooled rice mixture and top with the cheese. roll it all up together making sure the sides are tucked in... (kind of like a burrito)
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Step 4repeat with second tube of dough.
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Step 5place both rolls on a cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or till dough is golden brown.
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Step 6Let rest for about 10 - 20 minutes before slicing. Makes a great party appetizer or you can slice thicker and get about 6 - 8 servings as a main dish.
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Step 7note" you can also add a half cup of frozen spinach that has been thawed and drained to the rice mixture before spreading it over the chicken.
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Ingredient:
Chicken
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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