These cheesy, buttery mini buffalo chicken croissants are packed with creamy buffalo chicken filling, melted cheddar cheese, and a delicious Parmesan-ranch butter brushed on top. They're crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, and perfect for game day, lunch, dinner, or party appetizers.
Besides being delicoius, these croissants are super-easy to make, with pre-baked croissants and rotisserie chicken.
If you love easy, flavorful recipes like this that can be a meal or an appetizer, try our Philly cheesesteak egg rolls, turkey meatball sliders, or pulled pork loaded fries.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick and easy recipe
- Loaded with creamy buffalo flavor
- Perfect for parties, game day, or a fun dinner
- Great way to use rotisserie chicken
- Crispy, cheesy, buttery goodness
Key Ingrdients
You can find all the ingredients and their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Prebaked Croissants: The buttery, flaky shell that makes these super easy while still tasting bakery-quality.
- Rotisserie Chicken: Makes the filling hearty and flavorful without a ton of extra work.
- Buffalo Wing Sauce: The ingredient that gives these their bold, tangy, spicy kick and classic buffalo flavor.
- Cream Cheese: Makes the filling creamy and rich while helping hold everything together inside the croissants.
- Cheddar Cheese: Adds melty, cheesy goodness and balances the heat from the buffalo sauce.
- Ranch Seasoning: Brings that cool, savory ranch flavor that works perfectly with buffalo sauce.
Variations
- Chicken Ranch Mini Croissants: Make mini versions of our chicken ranch crusted croissants using the filling from that recipe.
- Extra Spicy: Try adding jalapenos, extra Buffalo sauce, or crushed red pepper. If you really love heat, add all three!
- Change the Cheese: Try Pepper Jack, mozzarella, or Colby Jack.
- Add Bacon: Add crumbled bacon for next-level flavor.
- Full Size: Use large croissants for a full-size version.
How to Make Mini Buffalo Chicken Croissants
1: Mix the shredded chicken and Buffalo sauce. Set aside.
2: Beat the cream cheese and pepper until smooth. Then, mix in the Buffalo chicken, celery, and green onions. Stir in the cheddar cheese.
3: Slice the croissants down the center lengthwise to make a pocket.
4: Fill the croissants with Buffalo chicken.
5: Mix the melted butter, Parmesan, and ranch.
6: Brush the croissants with the butter and bake until golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Use softened cream cheese for the smoothest filling.
- Rotisserie chicken makes this recipe extra easy.
- Don't overfill the croissants.
- Serve warm for the best flavor and texture
Mini Buffalo Chicken Croissants FAQs
Yes, you can. Assemble the croissants ahead of time and bake them when ready to serve.
Stuffed croissants like these will last for up to 3 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Absolutely. Wrap the croissants tightly in plastic wrap and freeze for up to a month in an airtight, freezer-safe container.
You can microwave them at 30-second intervals until heated through. However, for the best texture, bake them at 350 for a few minutes.
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Mini Bufflalo Chicken Croissants
Ingredients
- 10 store-bought small croissants
Buffalo Chicken Mixture
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
- ½ cup buffalo wing sauce, (we used Kinders)
- 8 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup green onions, sliced
- ⅓ cup celery, diced small
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Parmesan Ranch Butter
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup butter, unsalted
- 2 teaspoon ranch seasoning mix
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° and line a cookie sheet with foil. Set aside.
Buffalo Chicken Mixture
- Add the buffalo sauce to the chicken and toss to coat. Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, beat cream cheese and pepper for about 1-2 minutes, or until smooth.
- Add the sauced chicken, celery, and green onions. Fold until combined.
- Lastly, add the cheddar cheese and gently stir until combined.
- With a sharp knife, slice down the center of each crescent roll, making sure not to cut through to the bottom.
- Repeat the process with remaining croissants.
- Gently open each roll and add about 3 tablespoons of chicken filling.
- Repeat with remaining filling and croissants.
Parmesan Ranch Butter
- In a small bowl, heat the butter until melted.
- Add the ranch seasoning and Parmesan cheese, and mix until blended.
- Baste the bottom of each croissant and place onto a foil lined cookie sheet.
- Brush the remaining butter mixture on the sides and top of each of the croissants.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is bubbling.
- Remove from the pan and cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Use softened cream cheese for the smoothest filling.
- Rotisserie chicken makes this recipe extra easy.
- Don't overfill the croissants.
- Serve warm for the best flavor and texture
I made these for dinner last night with some homemade French fries. It’s so good.
These are going to be a regular in my game day rotation for the rest of my life!
Such a fun and easy appetizer! They have just the right amount of buffalo kick, and the flaky croissant crust is the perfect contrast to the creamy filling. They disappeared so fast at our last get-together.
These were so buttery, cheesy, and packed with buffalo chicken flavor. Perfect for game day, parties, or an easy fun dinner.
I absolutely LOVE this idea! They were so delicious and perfect for spring lunch in the garden. Cannot wait to make these again…croissants are always such a delightful treat.
Spicy buffalo chicken inside buttery croissants is so good. I’ll definitely make these again!