Description
Chicken Parmesan Cups are a delightful twist on the classic dish, featuring chicken tenders in a cheesy crescent dough cup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can crescent roll dough sheet
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 3 fried chicken tenders, cooked but not frozen
- ½ cup marinara sauce, plus more for dipping
- Fresh chopped parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray 8 sections of a muffin tin with nonstick baking spray and set aside.
- Roll out the crescent dough on a clean work surface and cut it into 8 even sections. Gently press each piece of the dough into one of the greased sections of the muffin tin.
- Distribute 1 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese evenly across the bottom of all 8 dough cups.
- Cut each fried chicken tender into 8 pieces. Dip each piece into the marinara sauce and place it inside the cup on top of the cheese. Any leftover marinara sauce can be distributed over the chicken.
- Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over the chicken pieces.
- Fold the corners of the crescent dough over the top of the filling to form a little cup.
- Top each cup with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Garnish the baked cups with fresh parsley if desired. Serve with extra marinara sauce for dipping.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the filling with additional toppings like olives or bell peppers.
- For a crispier texture, bake a few minutes longer if needed.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 40mg