Bake a gorgeous stromboli ring filled with a delicious combination of cheeses, chicken, and spinach that’s sure to impress your guests!
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We made this for dinner, but it would also be great as an appetizer or for a party. When I first cooked it, we ate it just how it was. When I ate the leftovers the next day, I dipped it in some marinara sauce and it was even better. Of course, I love marinara sauce, so I may be a bit biased.
The first two times I made this, I used a pizza dough and did a braid. It looked nice to start with but didn’t work well in the end. I’ve done braided dough with homemade hot pockets before. But since those stay straight it works. Trying to make this into a ring wasn’t easy. And I really liked the idea of a ring for something different.
After two failed attempts, I decided to try using crescent rolls. I’ve seen many videos using this method. Well, there’s a reason. It is easy and looks good in the end! I would definitely recommend using the crescent rolls.
Step by Step
Start by preheating the oven to 350F. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with a bit of oil. Add the minced garlic and spinach to the pan. Cook until the spinach has wilted.
While the spinach cooks, determine the size you want your stromboli ring to be. I like to use a small bowl and place it in the center of a piece of parchment paper. Use this as a guide to lay out your crescent rolls. The large side should almost be touching the bowl. Make the ends overlap all the way around with two layers.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the ricotta and mozzarella cheeses. Then add the spinach and shredded chicken to the cheese mixture. Sprinkle with pepper.
Spread the cheese and chicken mixture around the widest part of the crescent roll ring.
Carefully fold the crescent triangles over the cheese and chicken mixture. Tuck them under the ring as you go.
Bake for about 18-20 minutes. The crescent rolls should get a golden brown color. Once they are cooked, remove from the oven. Fill your small bowl with marinara sauce to dip and place it in the center of the ring for serving.
Recipe
Originally Published On: November 15, 2017
Last Updated On: January 2, 2020
Cheesy Chicken and Spinach Stromboli Ring
Ingredients
- 2 cans crescent rolls
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 5 oz spinach (chopped)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 6 oz chicken (shredded)
- 1 cup marinara sauce
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat with a bit of oil
- Add the minced garlic and spinach to the pan, cooking until the spinach has wilted
- Place a small dipping bowl in the center of a piece of parchment paper and use this as a guide to lay out your crescent rolls with the large sides almost touching the bowl (the ends overlap all the way around with two layers)
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the ricotta and mozzarella cheeses
- Then add the spinach and shredded chicken to the cheese mixture
- Sprinkle with pepper
- Spread the cheese and chicken mixture around the widest part of the crescent roll ring
- Carefully fold the crescent triangles over the cheese and chicken mixture and tuck them under the ring as you go
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes, until the crescent rolls get a golden brown color
- Fill your small bowl with marinara sauce to dip and place it in the center of the ring for serving
This looks delicious! I’ve never tried to make something like this before but you sure do make it look easy!
This was my first time, too, and it was surprisingly much easier than I thought.
It looks like it would be difficult to make, but reading it I can see that I would be able to make this for my family. They would love something so different looking and tasty.
It looks so fancy, but really, it is pretty easy to do. I was surprised!
This looks delicious and the perfect thing to serve as an appetizer when serving cocktails. I will be making this soon.
We had it for a dinner, but it would definitely make a great appetizer as well!
This looks great, and fun to make when having friends over! It looks pretty easy too!
It would surely impress your friends and makes it look like you spent a long time on it!
Stephanie, I will make this, and I will tag you. This is the perfect dish for my book club meeting on Monday. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, this would be great for book club! My dairy-free friend is in my book club, so I can’t make it for mine, but it would be such an easy one to make and share.
It looks so delicious. Yum yum!! The best of all, it is easy to make.
So much easier than the final pictures make it look.
I have never made one of these rings but I see them everywhere. This one looks like a must try!
I do too but never tried because it looked complicated. It was actually really easy to make!
This looks so good! I needed something else to make for my Christmas party!
It was delicious and so much easier than it looks!
I love the presentation! What a fun recipe to serve the holiday crowd!
It looks so pretty, I plan to make it again for my Christmas party next week!
i have never tried making a stromboli ring. It does look delicious though. I can imagine how good it tastes when the pastry all puffs up like that. Just delicious.
This was my first time as well, and it was actually much easier than it looks!
I’ve made a similar twist w/spaghetti inside and couldn’t believe it! Makes me want to try again this looks incredible
Oh, I didn’t think about putting spaghetti inside, that sounds delicious too!
Oh this looks so delicious! I have not yet tried this so i will definitely give this a try for this week.
I hope you enjoy it! The recipe is much easier to make than it looks, but then it looks impressive when it’s done!
and a great recipe for the cold weather that we are supposed to be getting next week (I live in NYC 😀 )
We have cold weather coming to Houston later this week as well!
Wow!! This is such a perfect recipe for our family gathering. I will definitely try to make this cheesy chicken spinach stromboli ring recipe. I am pretty sure that my family will love this so much. Glad you share this.
It’s great for parties or get-togethers. I hope your family enjoys it as much as we do!
Do I have to cut it and make a ring out of it?
No you wouldn’t necessarily have to. It’s just easy if you’re making it as an appetizer. Just make sure to put some ventilation holes in if you cover the entire thing when baking.
Wow, that looks amazing! My family would all love it I’m sure. And it would be a great dish to make for a party too…
I have made it both as a family dinner and for a Christmas party a few years ago and it was a hit for both!
I’m literally sitting at work right now with my mouth watering! I’ve never thought to make stromboli with chicken!
This was the first time I had actually made it, but had tried a calzone with chicken and spinach before so I figured it would work well for this, too!
This recipe looks healthy and perfect for family dinner. I feel hungry when I saw this as of the moment! I love chicken recipes.
We really enjoyed this one as a family. And having something to dip it in always makes the kids happy 🙂
OH I am so here for this! This looks and sounds so good and so perfect for cooler months!
We first made it for a neighborhood Christmas party, and it was a great warm food that was eaten more as an appetizer. Everyone loved it!
This looks amazing! I love that it is simple to make and you showed all of the steps…my kids will love it!!
Thanks, Angela! It’s such a yummy recipe, and always a bonus when the kids will eat it!
Ooh this looks lovely! I love spinach and garlic together!
Me, too! Especially when you add cheese to it as well.
Oh wow, this looks so good! I love anything with a dip. This is so perfect for parties or weeknight when I don’t want to do a lot of dishes. Lol.
I love anything that you can dip, too. I also hate doing dishes, so try for as few as possible during the week!
Omg this Stromboli ring looks absolutely delicious!! Way to make me hungry super early in the am. So need to make one for dinner
Hah, happens to me all the time when I am working on content! This is delicious and I would totally eat the leftovers cold in the morning 😉
This dish looks and sounds amazing. I could almost smell and taste it. Delicioso!
It’s such a great recipe to make an appetizer or for a family dinner.