Any meal that I can throw together on a whim using minimal ingredients with prep time less than ten minutes is a win for me. I find myself using homemade and fresh ingredients most of the time, but I don’t fuss about the occasional boxed mixes and meal helpers (as I like to call them).
So in this 5-ingredient Italian Chicken Crescent Roll Bake, I had several meal helpers: homemade spaghetti sauce (freezable and .37 cents per serving) and packaged crescent rolls. I’m thinking that this meal *could* be freezable, which would be an added bonus because you could make several pans of these ahead of time and freeze.
I used fresh basil from our garden and next time I make this I’m going to add a few cups of zucchini. The homemade spaghetti sauce that I make does have ground beef in it, so if you’d rather make this meal with meatless sauce or jarred spaghetti sauce, I would recommend adding several cups of veggies to soak up the sauce or it will be a runny mess.
5 Ingredient Italian Chicken Crescent Bake
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 1/2 – 3 cups spaghetti sauce
8 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced
1/2 cup fresh basil
(1) 8 oz. pkg. of crescent rolls
(optional topping:) 2 Tbls. melted butter, sprinkle of garlic salt and parsley
- Place the chicken breasts (pound thin if they are very thick) on the bottom of a 9×13 pan.
- Cover the chicken with the spaghetti sauce, then the cheese, followed by the basil. (a sprinkle of ground pepper is good here)
- Lay the crescent rolls flat over the top, covering the whole pan.
- Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. (If the crescent topping is getting too brown, cover with foil)
- (Optional) 10 minutes before finished, melt butter. Brush over the crescent rolls and sprinkle with garlic salt and parsley.
This is the second time I’ve made this. We love it! I passed along to my sister. Thanks & God bless.
Everyone seemed to like it but I wasn’t thrilled with the final outcome because it was too runny. It would have been perfect if it weren’t so runny.
I’m sure you could try it without the cheese! I have never had it with the spaghetti mixed in. If you do that, I would maybe cut up the chicken?
I am dairy free so would this work without the cheese? Also have you tried adding spaghetti into the mixture?
Hi Skye! Did you have meat in the sauce? What about veggies?
Does anyone know a way to make the sauce not so runny?
WOW! Just pack it in 4 aluminium trays and freeze for homemade tv-dinners! Can’t wait to try it!
Trying this tonight! Wish me luck!
I’m so glad Caroline!! Thanks for commenting.
This was delicious! Super easy to make, and my boyfriend said it was one of the best meals ive ever made for him. The fresher the ingredients the better.
What about using big meatballs instead of the chicken?? Just a thought, thanks for sharing this recipe!!!
Oh no! Next time try starting out the cooking process with aluminum foil over the top to get the rolls to cook. Then take it off for the last portion of cooking and broil it for a bit to get it crusty.
My crescent rolls would not finish cooking underneath. :(
I think my kids would enjoy this!
Thanks for the recipe! We tried it last week and my husband really liked it! It’s a keeper.
I love this idea! So simple and it looks scrumptious!
That looks amazing! Definitely something I’ll add to my meal plan!
This looks delicious!
Mmm this looks delicious!