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BBQ Chicken Crescent Pinwheels

Name: BBQ Chicken Crescent Pinwheels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 12 pinwheels
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 ounces cream cheese, softened; 6 tablespoons BBQ sauce, divided; 2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken; 1 (8-ounce) tube Pillsbury Crescent Seamless Dough Sheet; 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 1 cup shredded Colby Jack Cheese

BBQ Chicken Crescent Pinwheels are like BBQ Chicken Pizza all wrapped up in crescent roll dough. Super easy to make and perfect as a snack or appetizer!

Prep10 min
Cook18 min
Total28 min
Serves12 pinwheels
Rating5.0

BBQ Chicken Crescent Pinwheels make a great game day snack. They’re like BBQ Chicken Pizza all wrapped up in crescent roll dough. Super easy to make!

Especially now that Crescent roll dough comes in a continuous sheet and you don’t have to seal and press all the perorations.

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You will need 2 cups of finely chopped or shredded cooked chicken for this recipe. I typically use rotisserie chicken, but you can use any leftover chicken wheter it be grilled, baked, or poached.

Which BBQ Sauce To Use

I typically use Sweet Baby Ray’s or KC Masterpiece, but use whichever sauce is your favorite. I think it’s best to use one that is not too thin and that has a sweet and tangy flavor.

BBQ Chicken Crescent Pinwheels make a great snack or appetizer

How To Make BBQ Chicken Crescent Pinwheels

Just unroll the dough. Spread a mixture of cream cheese and bbq sauce on it. Scatter on some chopped cooked chicken mixed with bbq sauce. It’s all about the bbq sauce. 🙂

Spread crescent roll dough with bbq sauce.

Then sprinkle with red onion, cilantro, and shredded cheese.

Roll it up, cut it into spirals, and bake for 18 minutes. Serve with more bbq sauce. The kids will love this one!

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Make It Spicy

To make this recipe spicy, use spicy bbq sauce or add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper to the filling.

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Ingredients

2 ounces cream cheese, softened
6 tablespoons BBQ sauce, divided
2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
1 (8-ounce) tube Pillsbury Crescent Seamless Dough Sheet
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup shredded Colby Jack Cheese

Equipment Rimmed Baking Sheet, Parchment Paper

Steps

1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2
In a small bowl stir together cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce.
3
In another bowl, stir together the remaining bbq sauce with the chicken.
4
Unroll the crescent dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly across dough.
6
Scatter chicken evenly across dough. Sprinkle with red onion and cilantro.
7
Sprinkle with cheese.
8
Starting on a long end, roll the dough up. Cut into 12 pieces and arrange them cut side up on the parchment paper lined baking sheet.
9
Bake for about 18 minutes, or until golden. Serve with additional bbq sauce.