Chicken Pillows with Creamy Parmesan Sauce
Chicken Pillows with Creamy Parmesan Sauce are loaded with a flavorful chicken mixture inside flaky crescent dough.
Looking for your next favorite family-friendly dinner? These Chicken Pillows with Creamy Parmesan Sauce are comfort in every bite. I love these delicious little devils. They are definitely in my Top 10 list of all-time favorite recipes. I have been making these since the first year Kale and I were married, and they continue to be a favorite of ours. Save it for later so you can come back to it, too!
CHICKEN PILLOWS WITH CREAMY PARMESAN SAUCE
Chicken Pillows with Creamy Parmesan Sauce are loaded with a flavor-packed chicken mixture inside flaky crescent dough. The creamy Parmesan sauce drizzled over the top makes these unforgettable and a family favorite!
I posted a similar recipe way back in the first days of the blog, but over the years, I’ve changed it up a bit. I used to make a chicken gravy to pour over the top until I tried the creamy Parmesan sauce. It was love at first taste, and since then, this is the only way I make them.
These fluffy Chicken Pillows are really incredible. When I’m feeling up for it and have the time, I like to make homemade crescent dough. But when I’m in a pinch, I use 2 cans of Pillsbury’s dough, and it makes life a whole lot easier. The Parmesan sauce just makes these already delicious pillows over-the-top crazy good. This is one of those dinners I moan after each bite, and Kale just rolls his eyes at me.
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Chicken Pillows with Creamy Parmesan Sauce
Ingredients
Chicken Pillows
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken breast
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 Tablespoon dried chives
- 1/2 Tablespoon dried minced onion
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cans (8 ounces, each) Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough
- 1/4 cup salted butter melted
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
Creamy Parmesan Sauce
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 chicken bouillon cube or 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Chicken Pillows
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, cream cheese, chives, onion and season with salt and pepper.
- Unroll crescent dough from cans and press together two triangles to create one rectangle. (Make sure you press together the perforations well so your filling wont ooze out.) You should have 8 rectangles total.
- Spoon about 3 tablespoons of chicken mixture into the center of rectangle. Fold each corner over the center of filling. Press together to cover filling entirely. Shape into a ball. Repeat with all rectangles.
- Once all pillows are formed, dip each into the melted butter, and then coat in breadcrumbs. Shake off excess. Place each coated chicken pillow onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Creamy Parmesan Sauce
- While the chicken pillows are baking, prepare the sauce. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour, cooking over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture is golden and bubbly.
- Slowly whisk in the milk, stirring in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper once the milk has been completely added. Stir constantly over medium heat until the sauce thickens and bubbles, about 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan cheese and continue to stir until cheese is melted. Remove the sauce from the heat. Thin with a little milk, if needed.
- Serve the rolls warm from the oven with Parmesan cream sauce drizzled over the top.
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I am looking forward to making chicken pillows. That is an awesome recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Great recipe, as always, will cook it tonight and for dessert your banana cream pie. Thank you!!!
Made and loved these. Any idea on how far in advance you could make them?
Wow! This sounds awesome! I will try and let you know how it turns out! Thanks!
Are these good for lunches the next day as well or no?
Yes, these are wonderful re-heated the next day!
Made these tonight and they were really good! I’m thinking about adding bacon to the chicken mixture for next time. Thank you for another great recipe!
Very good recipe-everyone loved them! Thanks for sharing.
I have made this recipe twice already. It’s amazing. Everyone loves it!
These were good, quick and easy. My husband really enjoyed them. The sauce was great too.
I did use the cream cheese with chives and onion.
Delicous and works well for leftovers.
Made these last year. Looking to make them for a dinner party. I’m uncertain what to make as sides with these. Thinking about balsamic roasted Brussels but not sure about the starch side for the party.
Hi AmyJo, I usually just serve these with a big green salad and dressing. 🙂 I think the balsamic roasted Brussel sprouts would be delish too!
Do you have a suggestion for side dishes to go with this meal? I am going to try them this week
Hi Amy, I like to serve these with a green salad. Any green veggies like steamed green beans, asparagus or broccoli would also be great with these. 🙂