Yield: 24 crescent cups
Sweet and Spicy Chicken Salad Crescent Bites
Chicken salad and melted cheese inside a little Pillsbury Crescent Roll cup makes a delicious little appetizer. These Sweet and Spicy Chicken Salad Crescent Bites will disappear in a hurry when you bring them to game day parties.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
12 minutes
Total Time
32 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup honey Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/2 tablespoon dried dill
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 - 12.5 ounce can chunk chicken breast, drained very well
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons diced dried cherries
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons finely diced pecans
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 ounce block Havarti cheese
- 1 - 8 ounce package Pillsbury™ crescent rolls
- diced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray 2 - 12 count mini muffin tins with nonstick spray.
- Whisk together the mustard, mayo, dill, and garlic powder.
- Stir together the chicken, 1/2 cup cherries, 1/4 cup pecans, and yellow onions. Pour the mustard mixture on top and stir together.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate.
- Cut the block of cheese into 24 mini cubes.
- Open the crescent rolls and unroll them. Press the triangles together to create four rectangles. Cut each rectangle into 6 even squares. Press the squares into the prepared pans.
- Fill each cup almost full with chicken salad. Place a cheese cube on top. Bake for 12 minutes.
- Remove and top immediately with the extra cherries, pecans, and green onions. Gently lift the cups out of the pan and serve while warm.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 101Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 248mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 6g