Description
This Buffalo Chicken Crescent Ring is a perfect appetizer or party dish combining tender shredded chicken tossed in a spicy buffalo sauce and creamy ranch mixture, all wrapped in buttery crescent roll dough baked until golden. Served with crunchy celery and baby carrots, it’s a crowd-pleaser with a delicious kick and easy preparation.
Ingredients
Scale
Buffalo Chicken Filling
- 3 cups cooked and shredded or cubed chicken breasts
- 2/3 cup hot sauce, plus more for serving
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp ranch dressing, plus more for serving
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
Dough
- Refrigerated crescent roll dough, 2 tubes (16 triangles total)
Sides
- 1 cup baby carrots, for serving
- 4 stalks celery, cut into 4-inch pieces, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure easy cleanup.
- Mix Cream Cheese Base: Using an electric mixer, blend the softened cream cheese, ranch dressing, and hot sauce in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Combine Chicken and Cheese: Fold the shredded chicken and crumbled blue cheese gently into the cream cheese mixture, ensuring everything is evenly coated.
- Prepare Crescent Ring Base: Separate both cans of crescent roll dough into 16 triangles. On the prepared baking sheet, place a 5-inch ramekin in the center. Arrange the crescent dough triangles in a ring around the ramekin with the short ends touching the ramekin and overlapping slightly, and the pointed ends facing outward, forming a sun shape.
- Add Filling and Fold Dough: Spoon the chicken mixture over the short ends of the crescent triangles nearest the ramekin. Carefully remove the ramekin. Fold the pointed ends of the triangles over the filling and tuck the tips underneath the bottom dough layer. The dough does not cover the filling entirely, leaving some gaps.
- Bake the Ring: Bake the assembled ring in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until the crescent dough is golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a cooling rack and let it cool for around 15 minutes.
- Serve: Slice the buffalo chicken crescent ring and serve warm with additional hot sauce, blue cheese or ranch dressing, baby carrots, and celery sticks.
Notes
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened to ensure smooth mixing.
- If you prefer less spice, reduce the amount of hot sauce in the filling.
- For a crispier crust, you can brush the crescent dough ring lightly with melted butter before baking.
- This dish pairs well with ranch or blue cheese dressing as dipping sauces.
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and reheated before serving.
