Best Chicken And Sausage Holiday Wreath Recipes

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CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE HOLIDAY WREATH



Chicken and Sausage Holiday Wreath image

The idea for the crescent roll wreath actually came from a Pampered Chef party many years ago, but the filling is mine. Around the holidays I decorated it with fresh sweet basil leaves and pieces of sweet red pepper to give it a holiday look. It really is an appeitzer that impresses, and ssshhh don't tell anyone, but it is made...

Provided by Jane Whittaker

Categories     Poultry Appetizers

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tsp vegtable oil
6 oz bulk pork sausage, i use the breakfast kind
8 oz cream cheese, softened
7 oz leftover chicken diced, or use the pouch if you don't have leftover chicken
1/4 c each green pepper, and sweet red pepper
3 medium scallions, chopped, green parts too
1 to 2 medium jalepenos seeded, and diced
6 oz grated swiss cheese
6 oz grated mozarella cheese
6 oz water chestnuts, diced
1/4 c marzetti slaw dressing, or your fav
1 to 2 tsp worchestershire sauce
1 to 2 tsp hot sauce, or to taste
salt and pepper to taste
2 can(s) crescent rolls

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil in a skillet, add sausage, and cook until no longer pink.
  • 2. In a large bowl combine everything except crescent rolls.
  • 3. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
  • 4. Pre heat oven to 375°
  • 5. Use a pizza pan that has been lined with aluminum foil (no clean up) Spray liberally with pam before you start.
  • 6. If you use a pizza pan for this it will be easier to keep it in the round. Arrange the crescent rolls in a circle, long pointy ends facing out, short fat ends overlapping on the pan.
  • 7. Put the filling evenly all around the wreath on the widest part of the dough. A disher works great here.
  • 8. Fold the long pointy end back over the filling in the wreath, tucking in a little at the center.
  • 9. Not all the filling will be covered, that's what you want.
  • 10. bake for 20 minutes until golden, and expect to hear WOW when you bring it out. This never fails to impress.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE HOLIDAY WREATH



Chicken and Sausage Holiday Wreath image

This is made with crescent rolls and leftover chicken, or you could use leftover ham, or even leftover any kind of meat. It is an appetizer with wow Factor, yet is easy to put together. For this I did use a 7 ounce chicken breast in the pouch, but leftover chicken works just as well. My friend Dana came over just as I was taking this out of the oven. I said "Hey girl wanna be my guinea pig?" When she saw it she said "Wow" This would be a perfect partner to my sparkling cranberry punch.

Provided by Jane Whittaker @janenov46

Categories     Poultry Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened
7 ounce(s) cooked chicken or cooked ham
1/4 cup(s) each red and green pepper, chopped
1 to 2 medium jalepenos, seeded
3 medium scallions, chopped green part too
6 ounce(s) swiss cheese, diced
6 ounce(s) mozarella, grated
6 ounce(s) water chestnuts, chopped
1/4 cup(s) marzetti slaw dressing
1/2 teaspoon(s) each salt and pepper
1 to 2 teaspoon(s) worchestershire sauce
1 tablespoon(s) vegtable oil
6 ounce(s) pork sausage
2 can(s) crescent rolls

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl combine everything but sausage, oil and crescent rolls.
  • In a sauce pan heat the oil and cook the sausage until browned and cooked through, add to chicken mixture.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour to give the flavors a chance to marry.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Use a pizza pan for this step, it helps you keep the round shape.
  • Unroll the crescent rolls. Arrange in a circle with the long pointy end facing out, and the fat sides overlaping.
  • Spoon filling mixture on the widest part of each triangle. You will use about 3 rounded tablespoons per scoop. I use a disher for this.
  • Fold the long pointy end back over the filled wreath and tuck under a little to seal in the center. Your filling will not completely be covered, that's just perfect that way.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and bubbly

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