Crescent-Wrapped Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients 

8 uncooked chicken tenderloins (about 1 1/4lb) 

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

3 tbsp. butter

2 oz. deli mozzarella cheese

1 can (8oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

3 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese

1 C. marinara sauce

Directions

1) Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tbsp. of the butter over medium-high heat; cook chicken in butter for 8-10 minutes or until chicken is well browned on all sides. Remove from skillet; cool slightly. 

2) Cut mozzarella cheese into 8 pieces; cut small slits in side of each chicken tenderloin, and insert a piece of mozzarella cheese. Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Place piece of chicken on wide end of triangle ; roll dough around chicken, and place on cookie sheet. Repeat for remaining dough and chicken. 

3) In a small microwavable cup, microwave remaining 1 tbsp. of butter uncovered on high for 15 to 30 seconds or until melted. Brush crescents with melted butter; top each with about 1 tsp. parmesan cheese. 

4) Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. In a microwavable measuring cup, heat marinara sauce covered on medium-high (70%) 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Serve chicken with heated marinara sauce. 

Prep: 20 minutes

total: 40 minutes

Serves: 8

This is one of those dishes that can also be used as an app if desired. But you also will definitely need to double up things to get more. I also used biscuits instead and just stretched them out and it gave me more as well and still came out just as good. If the cheese doesn't want to go inside than an alternative would be to wrap the chicken with cheese (outside of chicken) inside the crescent roll. It still comes out great.