Buffalo Chicken Crescent Puffs

Buffalo Chicken Crescent Puffs

INGREDIENTS:

12 oz cream cheese (from two 8-oz packages), softened

2 tablespoons Louisiana hot sauce or other red pepper sauce

1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese (1 1/2 oz)

1/4 cup finely chopped celery

1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken breast

2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® Place ’N Bake® refrigerated crescent rounds (16 rounds) or

 2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1/3 cup  Unsalted or Salted Butter, melted

1 cup Progresso® Panko Bread Crumbs

DIRECTIONS:

1 Line cookie sheet with sides with waxed paper or cooking parchment 

  paper. In medium bowl, mix cream cheese and pepper sauce. 

  Stir in blue cheese and celery. Stir in chicken until well blended. 

  Shape mixture by tablespoonfuls into 32 (1 1/2-inch) balls; place on 

  cookie sheet. Refrigerate 20 minutes. 

2 Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. If using crescent rounds, remove from

  package, but do not separate rounds. If using crescent rolls, remove 

  from package, but do not unroll. Using serrated knife, cut each roll 

  evenly into 16 rounds; carefully separate rounds. Press each round to

  3 inches in diameter. Place chilled chicken mixture ball on center of 

  each dough round; shape dough around ball to cover completely. 

3 In shallow dish, place melted butter. In another shallow dish, place 

  bread crumbs. Dip dough balls into butter, then roll in bread crumbs. 

  Place 2 inches apart on large ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 17 to 22 

  minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm.


Nutritional Information:

1 Serving (1 Puff)Calories 130

Calories from Fat 90

Total Fat 10g

Saturated Fat 5g

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 20mg

Sodium 210mg

Total Carbohydrate 8g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 1g

Protein 3g