Dinner for 3

Pesto Chicken Pillows

Name: Pesto Chicken Pillows
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese; 1/4 cup basil pesto; 2 tbsp sliced green onions; 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken; 2 packages (8 oz) pillsbury® crescent rolls; 1/4 cup melted butter; 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs

$17.43for 435 minServes 3

Cream cheese, pesto, and shredded chicken fill crescent dough, which is folded, crumb-coated, and baked until golden.

Pesto Chicken Pillows with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cream cheese, 8 oz$0.30/oz typical	8 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
	Green onions, a little$1.19 each typical	a little	$0.15Typical price
	Chicken breast, 0.65 lb$3.49/lb typical	0.65 lb	$2.18Typical price
	Pie crust, 2$3.49 each typical	2	$6.98Typical price
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Sandwich bread, 0.25$2.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.07

Swaps

Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
3servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$$$typical cost tier

American Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$4.36 per serving$17.43 for 4

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Ingredients

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
1/4 cup basil pesto
2 tbsp sliced green onions
2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
2 packages (8 oz) pillsbury® crescent rolls
1/4 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
Stir the cream cheese, pesto, green onions, and chicken together in a medium bowl.
Separate the crescent dough into triangles and place a spoonful of filling on each triangle.
Fold the dough around the filling and arrange the pillows in the prepared pan.
Brush the pillows with melted butter and sprinkle them with panko breadcrumbs.
Bake for 20 minutes, until golden and the filling reaches 165 F.

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