Carolyn J. Braden • 3 Minute Read
3 Ingredient Crescent Roll Wraps for a Fast, Delicious Dinner
If your weeknight schedule is jam packed with activities but you want to make a warm dinner for you and your family, try this easy dinner recipe! Dinner doesn’t have to be complicated! These 3-ingredient turkey and cheese crescent roll wraps are ready fast and make the perfect family-friendly comfort food. Stuff them with ham, hot dogs or whatever you like best. Read on to learn how to make my crescent wraps.
Easy Turkey & Cheese Croissant Wraps
The Inspiration
Pigs in a Blanket, or wrapping hot dogs or cocktail sized sausages in crescent rolls, were always a fun thing to make growing up and as an adult. They are easy and quick and make for an easy party appetizer or a weeknight dinner. I’ve added cream cheese, cheddar, and jalapeno to crescent rolls with halved hot dogs for a jalapeno popper style pig in a blanket and highly recommend trying that too.
Quick and Easy Sides
We love making my homemade baked turkey sliders, so I took the concept of the turkey sliders and the pig in a blanket and tested turkey and cheese in the crescent roll and another delicious dinner recipe was created. It’s easy and quick and here’s some sides you could serve them with:
Onion Rings (Walmart, we use our Emeril air fryer to cook them and they are my husband’s favorite!)
Air Fryer Peewee Potatoes (my easy recipe)
Golden Air Fryer fries (my recipe)
Alexia Rosemary Fries (Whole Foods, Krogers)
Root Veggie Gratin (my recipe)
Side Salad
Fruit Salad
Roasted Veggies
Another Easy Party Recipe Idea
My boozy grapes were a hit during a Christmas party and they’d go great next to the cresent rolls if you serve them as appetizers. Get that recipe here or via my YouTube video below or via my channel @carolynjbraden:
Is a Crescent Roll and a Croissant the Same?
A question I asked myself as I typed up this recipe is now answered. No, a crescent roll and a croissant is not the same thing. They are both curved and have a buttery taste; however they are different due to their makeup. Learn more about their differences here in this Yahoo Lifestyle article.
3-Ingredient Croissant Wraps
The Recipe
Here’s my super quick and easy dinner idea recipe for: Turkey & Cheese Crescent Wraps — perfect for dinner when you don’t want to spend much time cooking. These also make great appetizers or snacks! Links refer you to Amazon or Walmart for quick grocery shopping.
Prep/Time in Kitchen: 30 minutes or less
Makes: 8
Serves: 2-4
Supplies:
Parchment paper (to line the baking tray for no sticking!)
Flexible cutting boards (I use them for all my recipe preps)
Ingredients
1 package refrigerated crescent roll dough (like Pillsbury or Immaculate)
8 slices deli turkey (I tested Applegate herbed turkey and smoked turkey and both were delicious but I liked the herbed best), ham, or halved hot dogs
Bag of shredded cheese or freshly shredded cheese (Cheddar, Monterey Jack or your favorite)
Optional: Dijon mustard or mayo (I did not use either, but you can if you want)
The ingredients…choose the cheese you like best
How to:
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles.
Add the cheese you like best
Sprinkle some cheese on each triangle. I used about a tablespoon or two. If you like, spread a little Dijon or mayo first.
Turkey Croissant Wraps in 20 Minutes
Fold up the sliced meat and place on the wide end of the roll.
The cheese on top and bottom acts as a “glue” to hold it all together
Sprinkle a bit more cheese (about another tablespoon) over the meat.
Roll slowly
Roll up the croissant as usual (starting at the wide end, rolling toward the tip).
The cheese on top adds more flavor
Press some extra cheese into the top of each for cheesier goodness.
Bake on parchment helps it not stick
Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 11–14 minutes, until golden brown.
Bake until golden brown
Serve warm with a simple side salad, onion rings, chips, or roasted veggies.
Quick tip: For an even faster version, you can just wrap turkey and cheese inside store-bought croissants, heat them up in the oven at 350 for about 10 minutes, then add some lettuce and tomato, and dinner’s ready in under 20 minutes!
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Carolyn J. Braden is the owner of Carolyn’s Blooming Creations is a regular contributor and editor for CBC. She has been featured in numerous media publications such as InStyle Magazine, on HGTV, on Bustle.com, and more. She is the author of the books Georgia McMasters in Amethyst Lake Cemetery, How To Be Yourself: 3 Ways To Help You Being You, and the illustrator for the children’s book Bridging Connections. She is a former classroom teacher that now dedicates her life to educating others on how to live their most healthy, creative and happy life. Learn more about her visiting our About Us page.