These Chicken Pillows Are Creamy, Dreamy, And Easy To Make - Tasting Table

"The Midwest knows its way around comforting, heartwarming food. Though we often associate the South with comfort food, soul food is its own category, reserved for freshly fried chicken, crispy hush puppies, smoked meats, and collard greens. Midwestern comfort food is often casserole-based, filled with inexpensive ingredients like cream cheese, egg noodles, canned tuna, and plenty of potatoes. Each cuisine was born out of culture and necessity, thriving still from the people and environments that make each region unique."

"Where Midwestern cuisine gets the most inventive is its use of canned crescent rolls, which can be used for far more than the directions on the package suggest. Chicken pillows, which are creamy, cheesy, chicken-filled pockets of folded crescent roll dough, are every bit as warming and comforting as a chicken casserole or chicken noodle soup, but in the fun form of a folded, fluffy croissant."

Midwestern cuisine emphasizes comforting, casserole-based dishes that use inexpensive ingredients such as cream cheese, egg noodles, canned tuna, and potatoes. Midwestern cooks repurpose pantry items, notably canned crescent rolls, into inventive preparations beyond package directions. Chicken pillows are creamy, cheesy pockets of shredded chicken wrapped in crescent dough, resembling a folded, fluffy croissant and offering warming comfort similar to chicken casserole or chicken noodle soup. The recipe uses leftover rotisserie chicken, softened cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs, spices, crescent rolls, butter, and breadcrumbs. A quick, kid-friendly preparation takes less than 30 minutes and includes a creamy cheese sauce for drizzling.

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