10 Easy Crescent Roll Recipes ...

1. Crab-Filled Crescent Wontons

Have you ever ordered crab rangoons at a Chinese restaurant? If you haven't, make sure that next time you do! You have been missing out because they are amazing. Then you will find comfort in knowing that you can make them at home too! It's as simple as combining all of the filling ingredients and then wrapping them up in a crescent to bake! Not to mention it may cut some calories by not having to deep fry them!

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup crab meat (imitation or real), chopped
2 green onions, chopped
1/8-1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray and unroll dough on work surface. Pinch seams to seal and roll with a rolling pin to create an even rectangle. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows to make 24 squares.

In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, mayo, crab meat, onion, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Divide crab mixture evenly among the squares, dropping it by spoonfuls that are 1/2 inch from 1 corner of each square.

Starting with the same corner, fold dough over filling, and tuck end tightly underneath filling; continue rolling to within 1/2 inch of opposite corner. Roll opposite corner of dough over roll; press to seal. Place on cookie sheet. Brush with egg white, if desired.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Source: Cooking With Krista - cookingwithkrista.blogspot.com

2. Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Crescent Braid

This Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Braid is a great last minute dinner idea that can be made in less than an hour, doesn’t cost very much to prepare, and packs a lot of flavor into one dish! I have actually made this recipe and it came out amazing! The braiding process gave me some trouble and it did not come out as nicely presented as the example picture. However, the flavor was still fantastic so you cares how pretty it looked. We tore it apart anyway!

Ingredients:
2 tubes of crescent roll dough
2 cups chicken chunks, cooked
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 cups broccoli, frozen, steamed and chopped
½ cup light mayonnaise
1 egg yolk
fresh rosemary

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
On a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, spread both cans of crescents length wise to form a long rectangle.

In a large bowl, combine chicken, cheese, broccoli and mayonnaise and then spread mixture over the center of the croissant dough evenly to create a log.

Using a sharp knife, cut horizontal strips 1 inch apart down each side of the crescent dough. Fold the dough strips over the top of the chicken mixture, alternating left and right to create a braid. Brush the top of the braid with a beaten egg yolk and sprinkle fresh rosemary on top.
Bake for 28 – 30 minutes until golden brown.

Source: Food Family Finds - foodfamilyfinds.com

3. Bite Sized Apple Pies

Want the delicious taste of an apple pie but don't want to go through the time consuming process of making one? Then this recipe is for you! A great quick and cheap snack to make for yourself or your kids! The recipe I found used refrigerated pie crust instead of crescent rolls but you can use either one!

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. melted butter, divided
2 medium tart apples, each cut into 8 wedges

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon, set aside 1 Tbsp. On a lightly floured surface, unroll the crescent dough. Brush with 2 Tbsp. melted butter, sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.

Cut each sheet into 8 one inch strips, about 8 in. long. Wrap one strip around each apple wedge, placing sugared side of pastry against apple.

Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture. bake at 425 for 13-15 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Serve warm. Makes 16.

Source: Cookin Up North - cookinupnorth.blogspot.com

4. Chicken Roll Ups

This may not be the best recipe for those of you on a diet, but it is awfully delicious. Anything with cream cheese is a winning meal in my book! This easy meal combines chicken, cream cheese, and grated cheeses to create the perfect crescent stuffing.

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
1 pkg cream cheese (8oz)
2 shredded, cooked chicken breasts
1,5 cup grated chedder cheese
1 cup grated monterey jack cheese
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
bread crumbs
1/4 stick melted butter

Directions:
Combine chicken, cheeses, salt and pepper.
Spoon onto crescents.
Roll them up making sure they are sealed around the chicken mixture.
Brush tops with butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Source: Jenna's Journey - jennablogs.com

5. Crescent Pepperoni Roll-Ups

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In the mood for some pizza but don't feel like paying for delivery? Make your own in a bite-sized package! These are also a great idea for party appetizers. It's one of those "why didn't I think of that" recipes that anyone can make. All you really need is crescent roll dough, mozzarella string cheese, and marinara sauce. Add in your favorite toppings like pepperoni and you are good to go!

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
40 slices pepperoni
4 pieces of mozzarella string cheese, cut in half
garlic powder
pizza sauce

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Unroll crescent rolls and separate into 8 triangles.
Place 5 slices of pepperoni on each crescent roll. Top pepperoni with string cheese half and roll up.
Sprinkle crescent rolls with garlic powder.
Place rolls on baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Serve with a side of warm pizza sauce.

Recipe From: Plain Chicken - plainchicken.com

6. Cinnamon Sugar Pizza

If regular pizza isn't what you're craving, why not try cinnamon sugar pizza? Everything needed to make this dessert is most likely already in your kitchen! This makes it a great last minute dessert or a quick and easy snack for your kids.

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
1/4 cup cold butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
dash of salt
1/2 cup flour

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut in butter to sugars, cinnamon, and salt and flour to form crumbs.
On an ungreased cookie sheet, separate crescent roll dough into 8 triangles. Sprinkle crumbs on top.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-12 minutes.
After they were cooked and cooled I cut them into smaller triangles but you can leave them big too!

Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar (add more powdered sugar if your glaze is too thin)
1 Tbsp. softened butter
1-1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 to 1-1/2 Tbsp. milk

Source: The Sweetest Pear - thesweetestpear.blogspot.com

7. Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Nutella Roll-Ups

Looking for a way to give your kid's peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a little something extra? Make them in a crescent roll instead or regular sliced bread! There are really no specific directions or ingredients to use for this. Simply take peanut butter, nutella, jelly, fluff, whatever your little one likes, and spread it over the crescent roll before you roll it up. Roll it up as you would normally, cook it as directed on the crescent packaging, and wah-la! Amazing and easy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!

8. Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Wreath

Looking for a breakfast option to use your crescent roll dough for? Then feast your eyes on the Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Wreath! Tell me this is not the most magnificent breakfast you have ever seen? Make sure you have enough people willing to eat this monstrous breakfast dish with you! If you want, garnish each slice with salsa to give it a little more flavor.

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
5 large eggs
1 cup of your choice of shredded cheese
8 slices of fully cooked bacon

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
Scramble your eggs on stove top.
Lay out crescents on a parchment lined pizza pan as shown above.
Add your cooked bacon. Add about 1/3 of your cheese. Add your eggs and a third more of your cheese and fold crescents over.

Add the rest of your cheese to the top and bake for 17 minutes or until crescents are done and golden brown.

Source: Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo - bacontimewiththehungryhypo.blogspot.com

9. French Dip Crescent Sandwiches

Ever wonder if there was a way to make french dip roast beef sandwiches that made them easier to dip? Well now there's a way! Simply wrap up all the ingredients that make a great french dip sandwich into a crescent roll. Make sure to get Au Jus Gravy mix to make and serve warm on the side for dipping!

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
1/2 pound deli roast beef, thinly sliced
4 slices provolone cheese
4 tsp. horseradish sauce or Ranch dressing
1 packet Au Jus Gravy mix

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Separate crescent rolls into 8 triangles.
Spread 1/2 teaspoon horseradish sauce or Ranch dressing on each crescent.
Top each crescent with 1/2 slice provolone cheese and roast beef.
Roll up crescents and place on baking sheet.
Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.
While crescents are baking, make Au Jus according to directions on packet. Serve with warm crescents.

Source: Plain Chicken - plainchicken.com

10. Jalapeno, Bacon and Cream Cheese Bites

Looking for a crescent roll recipe with a little more of a kick to it? Well, japapeno poppers have been a spicy appetizer staple in America and now you can make them at home without having to deep fry them! Use a crescent roll outside instead of batter or bread crumbs. Simply wrap jalapeno slices, bacon bits, and cream cheese up in your crescent roll and bake!

Ingredients:
1 tube crescent roll dough
½ blocks (8 Oz. Size) Cream Cheese
1 Medium Jalapeno Pepper, Sliced Into Rounds
8 slices Cooked Bacon
½ cups Ranch Dressing, For Dipping (optional)

Directions:
Open crescent rolls, break into precut triangles. Cut each triangle in half, forming 2 smaller triangles.
Place 1 teaspoon cream cheese on each triangle.
Place 1 jalapeno pepper slice on top of cream cheese.
Place 1/3 slice bacon, folded on top of cream cheese and jalapeno.
Wrap crescent roll around all, pressing edges together to seal.
Bake according to crescent roll package instructions until lightly browned.
Serve warm, with ranch dressing for dipping if preferred.

Source: Tasty Kitchen - tastykitchen.com

Sorry for making you all hungry but there you have it, 10 easy crescent roll recipes! You can thank me by making me one of these amazing meals, especially the first one which happens to be my favorite. Are there any other recipes involving crescent roll dough that you have created or found online?