Chicken or Turkey Popovers!

"This delicious recipe is a great use for Thanksgiving leftovers or just plain leftover chicken! My kids love these, and all of my friends beg me for the recipe! The crescent rolls make a more buttery popover, the hand-made dough is thicker in texture."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
5
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ingredients

  • 1 package pilsbury crescent roll (OR use following recipe for homemade)
  • homemade cresent rolls

  • 2 cups flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup cooking oil
  • 34 cup milk
  • Filing

  • 1 cup cooked turkey or 1 cup cooked chicken
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 14 cup canned mushroom slices
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped green onion
  • mayonnaise, to moisten
  • salt and pepper
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • For the filling mix the turkey or chicken, cheese, mushrooms, green onion, mayonnaise, Salt, and Pepper until well blended If Using Crescent Rolls: Take dough out of tube.
  • Flatten each triangle as much as possible, then spoon filling into center and fold over corners.
  • Now skip to step 12
  • Dough: Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, then add the oil and cut it in until mixture is like a coarse meal.
  • Add the milk all at once and stir until it forms a soft ball.
  • Turn the dough out on a floured board and knead lightly 20-25 times.
  • Roll the dough out until it is 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
  • Cut into 4-inch squares or rounds and place about 2 1/2 T.
  • of the filling in the center of each.
  • Fold each square or round over and seal (a little water to moisten helps here).
  • Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until turnovers are light brown at the edges.

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