2 tubes crescent rolls (store brand are cheaper)
7 ounces cooked, diced chicken, leftover or from packet
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons olive oil
6 ounces bulk sausage
6 ounces chopped water chestnuts
1 to 2 jalepenos, seeds removed and chopped
1/4 cup each of sweet red bell and green bell pepper, chopped
6 ounces swiss cheese, shredded
6 ounces mozarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup slaw dressing I like Marzetti"s 1 to 2 teaspoons worhestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Heat olive oil in a pan, add the bulk sausage, and cook until cooked through.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer whip cream cheese, and add all rest of ingredients, except crescent rolls.
Cover and chill for at least one hour.
Use a pizza pan for this step, it makes keeping in round easier.
Open crescent rolls and arrange in a circle, long pointed end facing out, short fat ends overlapping slightly in the center.
You can refer to picture.
Use a scoop and fill wreath all the way around on the widest part of the dough.
Fold the long pointed dough back over the filled wreath.
Your filling will not be covered completely.
Tuck the pointed end under the center
to make neater.
Bake in a pre heated 350 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden.
When you take this out of the oven expect to hear "WOW!"
Garnishes for the holidays were a sprig of fresh sweet basil leaf and a few pieces of red pepper
| Yield: | 12 servings | |||
| Prep Time: | 0 hr 20 mins | |||
| Cook Time: | 0 hr 25 mins | |||
| Ready In: | 0 hr 25 mins | |||
| Category: | Appetizer | |||
| Main Ingredient: | Chicken | |||
| Cooking Method: | Baking |
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| Nationality: | United States | |||
| Occasion: | Christmas | |||
| Recipe Tags: | Leftovers | chicken | sausage | swiss cheese |
Chef's Note & Story
Surprise this is made with leftover cooked chicken, turkey, even ham.
The ground susage gives a nice texture and mouth feel. My fav way of doing this is using cooked chicken and sausage.
The crescent ring idea was from a Pampered Chef party maybe 20 years ago, so the ring idea I can't take credit for, the filling however is mine totally
