Crescent Role BBQ Chicken Cups

These little guys make me really, really happy.  If food can be cute, then these are adorable.  I adapted this recipe from the BBQ cups found at Six Sister’s Stuff.  Those BBQ Cups use browned ground beef with bbq sauce.  I’m sure it’s delicious!

I happened to have some leftover smoked chicken (shocking, yes, I know), so changed this up a little bit.  I also added in some caramelized onions and our homemade bbq sauce.  If you don’t make your own bbq sauce, you can use your favorite brand.  One major brand that I prefer is Sweet Baby Rays.  If you have access to different bbq sauces, branch out.  There are some REALLY good ones out there!

I combined all the ingredients, used some low fat crescent rolls, and baked these little guys in the oven.  They took no time at all – maybe 20 minutes!  I even froze some for later use.  That worked out great- I took out the amount I wanted for the next serving before leaving for work in the morning, then when I was ready to eat them, I re-baked them.  It worked great.

These delicious little bites also passed the biggest test of all – ALL the children loved them!  What’s not to love?  Bread, bbq and cheese?  They’re little bites from heaven!

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Crescent Roll BBQ Chicken Cups

Leftover bbq chicken is combined with crescent rolls and cheese for a great snack!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 16 Muffins

Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 cans of lowfat crescent rolls
• 2 cups of leftover smoked chicken - diced
• 1 cup carmelized red onions see recipe below
• 3/4 cup of bbq sauce
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions

 

• Caramelize your onions by cooking sliced onion strips in a sauce pan on a very low heat with a small bit of olive oil. Cover and stir occasionally. When they turn dark in color, they are ready. I chopped mine in smaller pieces for these cups.
• Combine your diced smoked chicken, sauce, and onions in a bowl.
• Take your crescent rolls and lightly press them into a muffin pan. Make sure there are no holes in the dough. If a hole does occur, just pinch the dough back together. Spoon in the bbq chicken mixture. Top each up with some mozzarella cheese parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the cups are bubbly and brown.

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