Chicken Rolls

One of my family's favorites!  I usually serve these with rice and a gravy, the gravy I change just about every time.  Use crescent rolls found in the cans at the store, or my favorite is my dinner roll recipe.

CHICKEN ROLLS

What you need:
2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 pkg. cream cheese, chive and onion variety, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
crescent roll dough
2-3 Tbsp. butter, melted
bread crumbs

How you do it:
Combine shredded chicken, cream cheese, and 1/4 cup softened butter in a bowl.  Roll out crescent roll dough.  Place a small amount of chicken-cream cheese mixture at the large end of the roll and roll up.  Dip rolls in 2-3 tablespoons melted butter, then coat in bread crumbs.  Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet (or use parchment paper, even better!), bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.

How I do:
I use my dinner roll recipe, let it rise first in a bowl for 1 hour, and then roll out my dough.  Then, I use the mouth of a wide-mouthed glass and cut out circles.  I place a about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture in the center of the circle and cover it with another dough circle.  Then, I take a fork and press the fork tines into the edges of the circles, dip the "pillow" in the butter, and then coat it in the bread crumbs.  I stick them in the oven and bake them for about 16 minutes.  Again, I serve mine with rice and gravy.  Usually my gravy is just one can of cream of chicken soup, one can of cream of mushroom soup, and 1 cup chicken broth.  But, I have used one can cream of chicken soup and 1 cup sour cream, or 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 cup chicken broth and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.

How you freeze them:
Par bake the rolls (bake them for about 10 minutes).  Place cooked rolls on a cookie sheet and flash freeze for about 20 minutes.  Place rolls in a Ziploc bag and freeze.  When ready to eat, take rolls directly out of freezer and place on a cookie sheet.  Bake for about 10-15 minutes.