Tasty Tuesday ... even if it is Wednesday!

Here is yet another Easy Weeknight Meal for your meal rotation! These little goodies were passed along to me from a good friend of mine. Her friends from college would always make this meal to celebrate roommate's birthdays, thus the name, "Birthday Chicken." I've never made it on a birthday (or any other celebratory holiday, for that matter), but I still call it that for posterity.

I like this meal because you can make the filling a day or 2 in advance, making the actual prep on Meal Day a cinch. I also appreciate this recipe because it's a blank slate that you can dress up (ie: add ingredients to) according to your taste and palate!

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Birthday Chicken
(serves 4)

• 3 oz cream cheese
• 3 T butter, melted
• 2 c. cooked chicken, cubed
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 2 T milk
• 1/2 small onion, chopped AND sauteed
• 8 oz can crescent rolls

Blend the cream cheese and melted butter. Add the chicken, salt, pepper, milk and onion. Separate the crescent rolls into 8 triangles. Spoon mix onto 4 of the dough triangles. Top each filled triangle with another dough triangle and SEAL EDGES. Bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Serves 4

Notes:

1) I like cheese, so I use a little more cream cheese than 3 oz.

2) If I am short on time, I use Perdue Short Cuts Chicken (usually the "grilled" kind). Then all I have to do is open the bag and cut the chicken into pieces!

3) Have fun being creative. My favorite addition as of late is 1/4-1/2 cup of chopped green olives. YUM! Sometimes I add in some green peppers and saute them with the onions. I'm sure that there are plenty of spices and herbs you can try out with this, as the recipe is a natural blank canvas to work with. 4) If your family is larger than 4 (or really hungry...or you desire leftovers), use DOUBLE recipe. Finished/baked triangles keep well in fridge for 1-2 days!

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Super yummy! They are kind of like homemade gourmet hot pockets, aren't they?

And if you throw in some veggies (roasted veggies? corn? olives? peppers? tomatoes? sweet potatoes??), it's a great way to get your kids to get their 5-A-Day!

Have a great week!

You can read more about Steph's life and recipes at her blog, Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Mom.