Chicken Bacon Ranch Crescent Ring

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Poultry

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword chicken-bacon-ranch-crescent-ring, crescent-roll-recipes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Stand time 5

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 338kcal

Ingredients

8 slices bacon cooked crisp and chopped
2 8 oz tubes crescent rolls
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 1.0 oz packet dry ranch salad dressing seasoning
1 tsp granulated garlic or garlic powder
4 oz chive and onion cream cheese softened
3 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
1/2 cup green onion finely chopped
12 slices colby jack cheese divided use
1-2 Tbsp melted butter
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives garnishing optional
bottled ranch dressing for dipping your favorite

Instructions

Bacon: Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy. Remove to paper towels to drain, then chop.
Chicken Filling: In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together mayonnaise, buttermilk, cream cheese, ranch dressing mix and garlic powder. To the bowl, add bacon, chicken and 1/2 cup of the green onions. Stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 20-25 minutes, or overnight if making in advance.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Spray foil liberally with cooking spray.
Crescent Dough Ring: Place a small ramekin or cereal bowl in center of baking pan. Arrange crescent triangles, slightly overlapping, around ramekin with wide ends of dough on the inside and pointed ends (short sides of triangles) facing outwards.
Break or cut 5 slices of cheese in half. Arrange overlapping on bottom layer of dough triangle (widest half of each triangle). Spoon chicken mixture over cheese then top with whole slices of remaining cheese.
Bring pointed end of dough triangle over entire filling and tuck underneath the other side. Brush all over with butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until a deep golden brown.
Let stand for 5 minutes then slice and serve garnished with chives and ranch dressing for dipping.

Notes

Crescent Rolls - I recommend using original crescent rolls for this recipe, not buttery or honey crescent rolls.
Use a Ramekin for Even Spacing - When arranging the crescent rolls on the pan, a ramekin placed in the middle of the pan serves as a guide to assist in arranging the crescent dough evenly. Remove this from the pan prior to baking.
Cheese - You could use any variety of cheese for this recipe, to suit your taste. Cheese forms the stabilizing edible glue for the filling, and I've find that sliced cheese works best. You can use sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, swiss cheese or pepper jack cheese for spice.
Protein - You can use poached chicken, roasted chicken, deli rotisserie chicken or any fully cooked chicken for the crescent ring filling.
Shredded Cheese - Should you choose to use shredded cheese, you'll need three cups total divided into 1 1/2 cups for the bottom layer and 1 1/2 cups to sprinkle over the chicken bacon mixture.
Lighter Options - You can use light mayonnaise, low fat buttermilk, light chive and onion cream cheese and light butter in this recipe. Chicken is naturally a lean meat.
Serving Options - You can serve this crescent ring alone or with a wedge salad, seven layer salad or a vegetable dip and fresh veggies on the side to complete your meal. It’s also a tasty snack served with ranch dressing for dipping. It's also delicious in place of a sandwich with a bowl of tomato cheese tortellini soup or chicken noodle soup.

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