Chicken Pillows with Black Bean Avocado Salsa

Having a holiday on a Monday always throws me off.  I always seems to be running a day behind for the remainder of the week.  Does that ever happen to you?

Oh well, at least Friday seems to roll around much quicker.

Anyway, these chicken pockets are a favorite of ours. I’m not even sure where I had them for the first time, it might have been in a foods class in high school.  Wherever it was, I fell in love with them.

I’ve always served them with a creamy sauce made up of cream of chicken soup, a little bit of milk and sour cream and a splash of lemon juice.  But a few years ago I decided to give them a bit of a southwestern flair.  I changed up the filling a little bit and then topped them off with a black bean avocado salsa.  They were pretty dang delicious and now this is my favorite way to make them. Oh, these are sooo good!

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Chicken Pockets withBlack Bean Avocado Salsa

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Yummy crescent rolls filled with a delicious chicken filling and then rolled in melted butter and dipped in crushed seasoned stuffing. Top them off with a black bean salsa and you have yourself an amazing meal!

Author: 5boysbaker.com

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 can (4-oz) diced green chilies
• 1/4 tsp. cumin
• 1/4 tsp. chili powder
• 3 cups cooked , diced/shredded chicken (Rotisserie chicken works great)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans Pillsbury crescent rolls
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 cups dry seasoned stuffing , crushed
• Black Bean Salsa
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 small avocado , diced
• 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/3 cup chopped , fresh cilantro
• 1 Tbsp. chopped jalapeno , (or more if you want the heat)
• 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and sour cream until well combined. Mix in salt, pepper, green chilies, cumin and chili powder, mix until smooth. Add in chicken and stir until combined.
3. Open the crescent rolls, take 2 triangular rolls and push together at perforated seam to make into a square. Make sure you seal the perforations well so your filling doesn't come out. Put about a 1/3 cup of chicken mixture in the center of each square. Fold the dough corners to the center over the chicken mixture forming rectangle shaped pocket.
4. Dip each pillow in melted butter on both sides. Roll in crushed stuffing covering both sides.
5. Place chicken pockets on a lined or greased cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a golden brown.
6. Serve topped with black bean salsa.
7. To make Salsa: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for a couple hours.