Chicken Italiano Sliders

15 Ratings

6 Reviews

Kitchen Tested

Prep 30 min
Total 1 hr 10 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 16

Make quick work of mini hot, cheesy Italian sandwiches by using Pillsbury® crescent rounds.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated March 27, 2014

Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012

Julie Beckwith

Crete, Illinois

Make with

Pillsbury Crescents

Ingredients

4

oz fresh mozzarella cheese
1/3

cup mayonnaise
1

small clove garlic, finely chopped
1/4

teaspoon salt
1/8

teaspoon ground black pepper
1

teaspoon lemon juice
3

tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil leaves
2

cans Pillsbury™ Place 'n Bake® refrigerated crescent rounds
3

tablespoons Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2

teaspoon Italian seasoning
1

package (9 oz) refrigerated cooked Italian-style chicken breast strips, finely chopped
2

medium plum (Roma) tomatoes, cut into 16 slices

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray 2 cookie sheets with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Freeze mozzarella cheese 30 minutes.
2

Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine mayonnaise, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of the chopped basil; mix well. Cover; refrigerate.
3

Place crescent rounds 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. In small bowl, stir together olive oil and Italian seasoning. Lightly brush tops of rounds with 1 tablespoon of the oil mixture.
4

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
5

Using serrated knife, cut crescent rounds in half horizontally. Place 16 crescent halves, cut side up, on cookie sheets. Lightly brush with oil mixture. Bake 5 to 9 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining crescent halves and oil mixture.
6

Shred mozzarella cheese. Spread about 1/2 teaspoon of the mayonnaise mixture on each cut side of crescent rounds. Top bottom of each crescent round with 1 rounded tablespoon chicken, 1 tomato slice and 1 tablespoon shredded mozzarella. Place on cookie sheets.
7

Set oven control to broil. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven; top with remaining basil and crescent round tops. Secure sliders with cocktail toothpicks.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 210
Calories from Fat: 130

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 14g; 22%
Saturated Fat 4g 20% Trans Fat 1 1/2g
Cholesterol: 20mg; 6%
Sodium: 400mg; 17%
Potassium: 25mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 12g; 4%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 3g
Protein: 7g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 8%; 8%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;