Our Crescent-Wrapped Chicken Parmesan recipe is as simple to make as it is delicious to enjoy. So simple, in fact, that this crescent roll chicken recipe is a perfect dish for your favorite little sous chefs to help with. It's as easy as rolling mozzarella-stuffed chicken in crispy Pillsbury™ Crescents.
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Crescent-Wrapped Chicken Parmesan
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 8 uncooked chicken tenderloins (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 oz deli mozzarella cheese
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Season chicken with salt and pepper. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat; cook chicken in butter 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is well browned on all sides. Remove from skillet; cool slightly.
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Step2Cut mozzarella cheese into 8 pieces; cut small slits in side of each chicken tenderloin, and insert piece of mozzarella cheese. Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Place piece of chicken on wide end of triangle; roll dough around chicken, and place on cookie sheet. Repeat for remaining dough and chicken.
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Step3In small microwavable cup, microwave remaining 1 tablespoon butter uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until melted. Brush crescents with melted butter; top each with about 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese.
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Step4Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. In microwavable measuring cup, heat marinara sauce covered on Medium-High (70%) 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Serve chicken with heated marinara sauce.
Nutrition
280 Calories
14g Total Fat
21g Protein
16g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 34%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 560mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 21g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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