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Green Chile Chicken Crescent Bake

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Updated Jan 31, 2017
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This easy Mexican chicken recipe is great for a weeknight dinner. With the crescent topping, it’s almost like a green chile chicken pot pie!

Green Chile Chicken Crescent Bake

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 package (20 oz) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 can (10 1/2 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 oz)
  • 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
  • Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink. Reduce heat to medium-low.
  • Step 
    3
    Add soup, green chiles, chili powder, cumin and cheese to skillet; heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until heated through. Spread mixture in baking dish.
  • Step 
    4
    Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles; cut each triangle into thirds. Place in 4 rows of 6 on top of chicken mixture in an overlapping pattern.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until crescent top is deep golden brown and casserole is heated through. Cover with foil last 5 minutes of baking, if necessary, to prevent overbrowning. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Nutrition

350 Calories
18g Total Fat
30g Protein
17g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
350
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
18g
28%
Saturated Fat
8g
39%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
730mg
31%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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