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Chicken-Bacon-Caprese Bites are perfect to add to your tailgate menu. Chicken, cheese and a caprese topping baked in a crescent dough cup.
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Chicken Bacon Caprese Bites

Crescent bites filled with rotisserie chicken, cream cheese, mozzarella, and a tomato basil topping.
Course Appetizers
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Capreses Appetizers, Chicken Caprese Appetizers
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 24 appetizers
Calories 200kcal
Author pamelashank2015

Ingredients

  • 2 Roma tomatoes or 24 cherry diced
  • 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic from jar
  • 8 medium basil leaves chopped
  • 8 oz package cream cheese softened
  • 1 Tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 cup cooked chicken diced (rotisserie from deli is best)
  • 1 can refrigerated crescent dough sheet
  • 1/3- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 24 mini-muffin cup pan with no stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium size bowl, place the tomatoes, vinegar, salt, garlic and basil leaves. Toss gently to combine and set aside.
  • In a medium size bowl, using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and Italian seasoning. Stir in the bacon and chicken.
  • Open crescent dough sheet and unroll onto a flat work surface. Press into about a 12 x 9 inch rectangle. Using a pastry wheel or sharp knife, cut 24 even squares. Press each square into the bottom and up sides of a muffin cup.
  • Spoon even amounts of the cream cheese-chicken mixture into each cup. (About 1 heaping teaspoon each.)
  • Top each with equal amounts of the cheese. (About 1/2 teaspoon each). Press cheese down slightly into cream cheese mixture.
  • Bake about 14 minutes or until dough cups are light golden brown. Remove from oven to a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
  • Carefully remove each dough cup with a knife and place on cooling rack.
  • Top with 1 teaspoon of the tomato-basil mixture and then arrange on serving trays.
  • Serve warm. Yields 24 appetizer cups.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Notes:
This recipe used rotisserie chicken from the deli but you could use a can of chicken breast or cooked chicken.
These are best served warm so they would be better at a party where they are served soon after baking instead of packing and taking to a stadium.