Chicken and Cheese Crescents

In perusing Pinterest/the weekly search for squad meals... I found this recipe that seemed like good finger food to grab running out the door when the tones invariably go off 30 seconds after we sit down to eat. Which is what happened today. Solely because Marie texted me and ask how the day was, to which I responded, "Not bad, we're about to eat." Cue the tones.

Conveniently though, I had my delicious chicken and cheese crescents fresh from the oven and could run downstairs with 2 hands and a mouth full of (really hot) food to eat en route to the current emergency.

• 2 (8oz) packages of cream cheese (or 1/3 fat neufchatel... b/c I'm so healthy)
• 3 packages of crescent rolls
• 3 cups of shredded cheddar
• 2 cups of shredded Monterey Jack
• 4 large chicken breasts
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 package of ranch dry dressing
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• a few pinches of paprika

Preheat your oven to 350*. Take the big ol' chicken breasts and submerge in boiling water. Keep water boiling until chicken is thoroughly poached. Set aside. Meanwhile, unroll the crescents onto a foil-lined cookie sheet. Set that aside too.

Let your cream cheese soften (or stick it in the microwave for a few if you're lazy like me). Mix cream cheese, other cheeses, salt & pepper and ranch together. You need the cream cheese to get soft enough that you can combine everything together well.

Once the chicken isn't so hot that you'll burn yourself, shred or chop it into small chunks. Mix the chicken into the cheese mixture. Spoon a big dollop of the chicken and cheese mixture onto the wide part of the crescent. Roll it up, trying to pinch the sides in as you go. (So your cheesy goodness doesn't all leak out!!) Brush with melted butter and sprinkle each crescent with paprika. Bake for 25m on 350*.

Conclusion: how can you say no to these?? The outside is this flaky pastry and the inside is all cheesy and gooey. They were a hit with my crew. And a hit with the oncoming next crew who ate all the leftovers. I heard there were fights over the last ones. Now, these are not particularly healthy (duh) but sometimes you've got to go that way. Someone suggested the addition of some broccoli which would definitely be good and get you a little greenery. Or I think you could put any number of ingredients in there. Maybe a little taco flavored crescent with salsa, ground beef and some cumin? Or a buffalo chicken one, with buffalo sauce stirred in the chicken and cheese. So many possibilities!