CHEESY CHICKEN SPINACH APPETIZER PUFFS

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Perfect little packages of goodness that you can't eat just one of. Each little puff consists of 5-ingredients from the RSC list including chicken, spinach, artichoke, Laughing Cow cheese and crescent dough which makes a creamy and delicious mini-stuffed muffin like treat. Created for the RSC - Lucky #13 Cooking Contest.

Provided by AcadiaTwo

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 1h

Yield 32 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium vidalia onion, medium dice (or sweet onion)
2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 lb chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
10 ounces frozen spinach (defrosted, drained or dried, chopped)
8 1/2 ounces artichoke hearts, roughly chopped
8 ounces Laughing Cow cheese (Original)
3 tablespoons sour cream
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
2 (8 ounce) packages crescent roll dough

Steps:

  • Need Mini Cup Cake Pans).
  • Grind chicken breast in food processor until consistency of ground meat.
  • Defrost spinach according to directions of package and drain. Dry the spinach as much as possible with paper towels and set aside.
  • Rough chop artichoke hearts until they are 1/8" pieces and set aside.
  • Chop onion to a 1/4" dice and mince garlic cloves.
  • Add 2 tablespoons oil to a sauté pan and heat over medium heat, once warm add onions and sweat onions about 5 minutes than add minced garlic. Cook until tender and the onion starts to show color.
  • Add ground chicken breasts to pan with onions and garlic and cook thoroughly.
  • Once chicken is cooked, add artichoke hearts and chopped spinach. Mix and heat through.
  • Turn the heat down to low, add the whole package of laughing cow cheese and mix everything together. Heat until the cheese is just melted.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
  • Once room temperature is achieved, stir in the sour cream.
  • Place in refrigerator and allow to cool completely about 15 minutes.
  • Once chicken mixture is completely cool heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Unroll crescent dough and for each serving you will need a half of a crescent triangle piece. Roll the dough with rolling pin to stretch it and than poke all over with fork to help prevent the dough from rising, do the same to each half piece.
  • Take the rolled out piece and place in cupcake pan so that the sides and bottom are covered and there is dough to fold over top to patch the pieces together.
  • Once the whole pan is filled with the dough place about 1-2 teaspoon of the chicken mixture in each and fold over the tops making sure there are no openings.
  • Bake in the 375 degree F oven for 14-16 minutes (depending on your oven.).
  • They are done once golden brown on top and will just pop right out of the pan.
  • Enjoy!

Muhammad Malik
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These puffs are so easy to make and they're always a hit with my kids. They love the cheesy, chickeny flavor.


Ethan Katrincic
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I've made these puffs several times now and they're always a hit with my family and friends.


Faiz Khan
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These puffs are the perfect party food. They're easy to make ahead of time and they can be served hot or cold.


Smarika Poudel
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I'm not a big fan of spinach, but I loved these puffs. The cheese and chicken really balance out the flavor of the spinach.


celiwe Siko
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These puffs are so delicious and easy to make. I'm definitely going to be making them again.


Saadia
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I've made these puffs several times now and they're always a hit. I love that they're so easy to make and that I can use different ingredients to change up the flavor.


Muad Mamari
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These puffs are the perfect party food. They're easy to make, they can be served hot or cold, and they're always a hit with guests.


Insha Ji
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These puffs are a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. They're so cheesy and delicious that they'll never even notice the spinach.


Alice Lugendo
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I love that these puffs can be made ahead of time. It makes them perfect for busy weeknights.


TURBO GAMING
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These puffs are the perfect appetizer for a party or potluck. They're easy to make and they can be served hot or cold.


Siva Padayachee
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I've made these puffs with different types of cheese and they're always delicious. My favorite is to use a combination of cheddar and mozzarella.


Toma Saha
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These puffs are so easy to make and they're always a hit with my family and friends.


Brandon Van Huyssteen
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I'm not a big fan of chicken, but I loved these puffs. The spinach and cheese really balance out the flavor of the chicken.


Linet
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These puffs are a great way to use up leftover chicken and spinach. They're also a good way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Comfort Oku
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I made these puffs for a potluck and they were gone in minutes! Everyone raved about how delicious they were.


Amar Gupta
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These puffs are the perfect party food. They're easy to make ahead of time and they can be served hot or cold.


Mdmamunmiya Mdmamunmiya
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I've made these puffs several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. I love that they're so versatile - you can add different cheeses, vegetables, or meats to change up the flavor.


Rana faizan Rana
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These cheesy chicken spinach appetizer puffs were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.


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