Weekend Re-Cap and New Recipe!

Well this weekend was one for the record books. For those of you not familiar with Wesleyan, we have an event the last weekend of February called STUNT. It began as a way to raise money for students and continues 116 years later as a form of healthy competition between the sister classes and also raises money for a scholarship. It's a big deal. We elect a committee in September to write a 20-30 minute musical. In February, the entire class reads and auditions for the STUNT script and then we work for two weeks to put it together; this include priming and painting our backdrop,  . Saturday was the culmination of two weeks of hectic insanity. (if you're curious or want more info, just leave me a comment!)

My family came on Friday and surprised me by bringing my younger sister who I didn't think was coming!

And......My class, the Grand Green Knights, WON THE STUNT CUP. (you probably do not understand what a huge deal this is but just trust me...it's BIG)

My second family (I'm right above the two goofballs with the puffed up faces)

Sunday, the boyfriend and I went to pick up a couch and love seat that the family I babysit for gave to me for the home I'm moving into after graduation. So exciting! 

pretty fancy, huh?

Now, onto the recipe! 

Y'all, I am SOUTHERN, and this means that it is really hard for me to always eat super healthy. I was raised on casseroles, all things fried, and huge helpings of food. So this change has been hard for this Georgia Peach! The following recipe is super delicious. But it is not ranking very high on the healthy eating scale. Let this be an indulgence on my part and yours :)

Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole

2 8 oz. cans of Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls

1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted

3/4 cup grated cheese of choice! (I used cheddar)

1/2 cup whipping cream (could also use 

• 18% table cream
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FILLING

4 ounces cream cheese (very soft)

4 tablespoons butter (very soft)

1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

1/3 cup onion, finely chopped (can use green onions) ***i left this out!***

2 large cooked chicken breasts, finely chopped

1/2-3/4 cup finely grated cheddar cheese (or any cheese you like)

1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt (or use 1/2 teaspoon white salt or to taste)

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)

2-4 tablespoons whipping cream (or mayo but I don't like mayo)

1-2 cup grated cheddar cheese (for topping)

Preheat oven to 350.

Butter a large casserole dish

 In a saucepan, mix whipping cream, 3/4 cup grated cheese (or more) and cream of chicken soup.

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  Heat just until the cheese melts (do not boil). It will look like this...

  

  
  

  Now for the FILLING...

  In a bowl, mix the soft cream cheese with soft butter until very smooth, then add in garlic powder, if you want. I will tell you, I think I added too much garlic but my guinea pigs disagreed. 

  
  

  

  This is before the chicken was added

  Add in the chopped, cooked chicken (if you wanted, you could use canned chicken or turkey but i prefer not to do that), onion (i left out the onion) and cheddar cheese (we used half cheddar and half swiss); mix well until combined.

  Add in 2 tablespoons whipping cream (or mayonnaise but i think mayo is DISGUSTING); mix to combine (add in a little more if the mixture seems too dry).

  Season with seasoned salt or white and black pepper to taste.

  Unroll the crescent rolls.

  Place 1 heaping tablespoon chicken mixture (or a little more) on top of each crescent triangle, then roll up starting at the thicker end.

  Drizzle a small amount of soup mixture on the bottom of the dish.

  Then place the crescent rolls seam-side down on top of the creamed mixture in the casserole.

  Drizzle the remaining sauce on top (you don’t have to use the full amount of cream sauce, just use as much as desired) and sprinkle with 1 cup (or more) grated cheese, or amount desired.

  This is what it looked like when we put it into the oven...

  

  Bake for about 30 minutes.

We didn't get a picture of the finished project because we started lunch late and didn't eat until 2. We were starved and it smelled amazing. 
Let me know if you try this yourself and what you think of it! 

Also, here are some posts you can look forward to for this week! 
Wednesday-DIY Laundry Detergent
Friday-A post about my favorite natural brand and products

Recipe originally found here