Description
Creamy chicken pot pie crescent braid delivers comfort on a plate with flaky pastry hugging a rich, savory filling. Delightful layers of tender chicken, vegetables, and velvety sauce nestle inside golden crescent dough, promising a satisfying meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 can (8 ounces / 226 grams) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
Cheese and Sauce:
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup condensed cream of chicken soup
Seasonings:
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to a toasty 375°F, ensuring the baking environment is perfectly calibrated for golden, flaky pastry.
- Carefully unfurl the crescent dough, spreading it into two elongated rectangular sheets on a parchment-lined baking tray, meticulously pressing together any perforated seams to create a seamless canvas.
- In a mixing vessel, combine tender shredded chicken, colorful medley of vegetables, sharp cheddar cheese, and creamy condensed chicken soup, seasoning the mixture with a delicate balance of salt and pepper to enhance the flavor profile.
- Arrange the savory chicken blend precisely down the center of each dough rectangle, creating a tantalizing filling corridor.
- Using a sharp implement, delicately slice parallel incisions approximately one inch apart along both sides of the filling, creating strategic pastry wings.
- Artfully weave the pastry strips across the filling, alternating sides to craft an intricate braided pattern that will transform the humble ingredients into a visually stunning culinary masterpiece.
- Transfer the assembled braid to the preheated oven, allowing it to bake for 20-25 minutes until the pastry achieves a rich, golden-brown hue and the interior reaches a piping hot temperature.
- Remove from the oven, let rest briefly, then slice and serve this elegant chicken-filled creation to eager diners.
Notes
- Crescent dough transforms this classic chicken pot pie into a stunning braided masterpiece that looks way more complicated than it really is.
- Prepping this dish becomes a breeze when you grab rotisserie chicken and frozen mixed vegetables, cutting down serious kitchen time.
- Customize your braid by swapping out cheddar for mozzarella or adding a sprinkle of herbs like thyme or parsley for extra flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg