Slow-Cooker BBQ Chicken with Crescent Cream Cheese Wontons
Updated Oct 12, 2018
This easy barbecue chicken is great on its own but it’s outta this world with yummy, fried cream cheese crescent wontons.
Slow-Cooker BBQ Chicken with Crescent Cream Cheese Wontons
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 8 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 bunch sliced green onions, green and white parts divided
- 1 quart vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 16 teaspoons chive and onion cream cheese (3 oz from 8-oz container)
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix barbecue sauce, cornstarch and 2/3 cup water. Add sauce mixture and chicken to slow cooker; toss to coat. Sprinkle chicken mixture with green onion whites. (Cover and refrigerate green onion tops for later.) Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 hours. Sprinkle with green onion tops.
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Step2In 4-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil to 325°F. Separate crescent dough into 4 rectangles. Press seams of each rectangle together, then cut in half crosswise. Cut each square in half diagonally.
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Step3Place 1 teaspoon cream cheese in center of 1 triangle. Fold dough over cheese; press to seal.
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Step4Tuck top point of triangle down to long side, and pinch other 2 points together.
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Step5Fry dough in 2 batches, about 3 minutes per batch, turning often, until crescents are nicely browned. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition
620
Calories
33g
Total Fat
33g
Protein
47g
Total Carbohydrate
27g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 620
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 150mg
- 50%
- Sodium
- 1150mg
- 48%
- Potassium
- 440mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 47g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 27g
- Protein
- 33g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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