Chicken Stuffed Crescent Rolls

Name: Chicken Stuffed Crescent Rolls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts (boiled in generously salted water, dice or shred chicken); 8 ounces cream cheese (cut into cubes, room temperature); 1 medium yellow onion (diced); 2 tablespoon butter; 4 cans crescent rolls (8 count each, 32 rolls); 2 cans cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz each); 2 cups chicken broth; 12 ounces evaporated milk; 2 cups grated cheddar cheese

by Stacey Published: May 1, 2025

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This recipe speaks for itself- tender, buttery crescent rolls, stuffed with a deliciously easy cream cheese and chicken filling and smothered in a cheesy cream sauce! In short, Chicken Stuffed Crescent Rolls are quite simply divine.

Pillsbury crescent rolls stuffed with chicken and cream cheese on a plate with bread and salad as a dinner idea.

There are other versions of this Chicken Crescent Rolls recipe floating around the Internet, but there is nothing that comes close to this one my mamaw brought home one Friday from her little Louisiana beauty shop.

Yes, the beauty shop, the source from which everything flows in a small southern town. The latest in style, class, local news, wisdom and, of course, some of the best recipes that have ever been swapped. All done under dryer and cape. Those ladies knew their stuff and then some.

A finished pan of chicken crescent rolls baked in a casserole dish and topped with melted cheese.

If ever there was a recipe that did the reputation of the southern beauty shop proud, it’s this one- an indulgent, savory cream cheese/ chicken mixture wrapped in a soft, golden blanket of crescent roll dough. Indubitable comfort food with flavor to spare!

These chicken crescent roll ups are perfect for week nights with a side salad, Sunday dinners when you want to gather everyone and even hold their own quite nicely with cranberry sauce and cornbread dressing at the holidays. (We’re partial to them at Easter!)

Recipe Ingredients & Overview

Ingredients to make southern chicken crescent rolls, including cream of chicken soup, crescent roll dough and cream cheese.

I’ll walk through an overview of ingredients & steps in these next sections along with helpful tips!

Look for specifics at the end of the post in the recipe card.

boneless, skinless chicken breasts
cream cheese
onion
butter
chicken broth
cream of chicken soup (if you don’t prefer the canned version, it’s easy to make your own)
evaporated milk
cheddar cheese
crescent rolls (refrigerated crescent roll dough, like Pillsbury Crescent Rolls)

Recipe Additions: Adding a little chopped broccoli, asparagus or artichoke hearts to the chicken/cream cheese mixture is a great way to sneak some extra veggies into this old school recipe.

4 part collage showing the main steps to make chicken crescent rolls- how to roll up the chicken in the dough, placing in a casserole dish, pouring in the sauce and cheese, and freshly baked.

How to Make My Mamaw’s Chicken Crescent Rolls

Make the Filling. On the stovetop, sauté diced onion in a large pan with 2 tablespoons of melted butter until soft and translucent. Remove skillet from heat. Add cream cheese in cubes. Stir until melted and mixed well with onions. Add cooked chicken and mix well again.

Stuff the Crescent Roll Dough. Spoon a generous tablespoon of chicken mixture onto the wide end of each crescent roll. Roll crescent roll towards point of roll and tuck in the sides and place ½ inch apart in a sprayed baking dish.

Make the Sauce. In a sauce pan or medium-low heat (or in the microwave) combine the cream of chicken soup, broth and milk. Heat just until well combined. Pour sauce over rolls until rolls are covered. Top with grated cheese.

Bake. Bake in preheated 350° F oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown and the sauce is bubbly around the edges.

Chicken Stuffed Crescent rolls with melted cheese and creamy sauce with salad and bread on a brown plate with a green napkin for dinner.

Top Tips & Short Cuts

Rotisserie Chicken– Use 1 whole rotisserie chicken (white and dark meat) or 2 rotisserie chickens for 4 breasts to make this recipe in about half the time.

Sauce/Gravy- Because these chicken stuffed crescent rolls are cooked in the sauce, or gravy, the bottom of the rolls are going to have a soft, almost dumpling like, texture.

If you’re wanting flaky, crescent rolls with crisp bottoms, you’ll need to cook the rolls (topped with cheese) without the sauce and serve the sauce separately at the table.

Garnish- Top with a bit of chopped fresh parsley or chives for color and a bit of freshness.

Serve This Recipe With:

2 plates served for a meal of chicken stuffed crescent rolls with salad and bread.

Making Ahead, Freezing & Storing Leftovers

Make Ahead Suggestions. I think this recipe delivers the best results when assembled and baked all at once. However, you can assemble the entire dish in the morning, cover tightly, refrigerate (for about 8 hours or less) and cook it that evening for dinner.

Freezing. This recipe makes a 2 pans of chicken crescent rolls! You can enjoy one today and freeze the other, if you like. If properly covered, a pan of baked chicken crescent rolls will be good in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Storing Leftovers. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat the whole pan in the oven at 350°F until warmed all the way through (about 15-20 minutes) or individual rolls in the microwave. (Personally, I don’t like how the microwave affects the texture of the bread.)

A casserole dish og baked chicken crescent rolls.

You won’t have to call your family twice for these. They’ve probably been hovering around the kitchen the minute you started on this little beauty shop journey. And I don’t blame them. This recipe is what good food and memories are all about.

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Originally published 2018.