Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Braid is an easy baked dish made with crescent roll dough, chicken, ham, and cheese braided together into a golden pastry. It tastes like chicken cordon bleu but is much quicker to make. 🥐🧀🍗
Ingredients
- 1 can crescent roll dough
- 1½–2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced
- 6–8 slices ham
- 6–8 slices Swiss cheese
- 3 tbsp cream cheese (softened)
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (optional)
- 1 egg (beaten, for egg wash)
- 1 tbsp parsley or sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions 👩🍳
- Preheat oven to 375°F / 190°C.
- Prepare filling:
- Mix shredded chicken, cream cheese, and Dijon mustard in a bowl.
- Roll out dough:
- Place crescent dough on a baking sheet and press seams together to form a rectangle.
- Add filling:
- Spread chicken mixture down the center.
- Layer ham and Swiss cheese on top.
- Cut strips:
- Slice 1-inch strips on both sides of the dough (like fringe).
- Braid it:
- Fold strips over the filling alternately from left and right to create a braid.
- Egg wash:
- Brush the top with beaten egg and sprinkle parsley or sesame seeds.
- Bake:
- Bake 20–25 minutes until golden brown.
✅ Serving idea:
Slice and serve with:
- Honey mustard sauce 🍯
- Garlic mayo 🧄
- Fresh salad 🥗
💡 Tip: Rotisserie chicken works great and makes this recipe even faster.
If you want, I can also show you:
- A creamy homemade sauce for Cordon Bleu braid 🧀
- An even easier 5-ingredient version
- A step-by-step folding diagram so the braid looks perfect.
