Crescent sandwich roll-ups are the perfect dinner after a crazy busy day, or when you’re just too tired to deal with cooking.
Some days you just need a break from all the fancy meals and hard work. You just need something that will sooth the soul and make you feel all warm and cozy on the inside.
You know, like on those days when your father arrives out of the blue in the front yard, boat in tow and tosses three giant live, flopping, breathing, fighting for their lives fish in the nearest cooler and drives away.
I have never cleaned a fish. I have only seen it done once – over 10 years ago.
They are flopping in the cooler.
Flashbacks to childhood vacation trauma.
The only ‘family’ vacation I can remember (other than a trip to the beach for the day) was a week long trip to New Hampshire when I was in the third grade. I brought my poetry homework with me and we barreled through the night from our home, boat in tow, to a beautiful lake in the great north east. We parked our boat at our rented cottage and began our week of fishing….
Did I mention I was in the third grade? And you put me on a boat for a wee?! A boat where you have to sit still and wait for something to tug on the other end of a very long string – with poetry homework and a box of Life cereal, which I hate.
All I can remember about this trip is a massive arcade at some point (I’m talking old school Centipede and everything), losing all rights and privileges to ever again , and the haunting sound of a fish flopping for what seemed like hours in the mini fridge of our rented cabin.
See, when you catch an award winning fish, a fish worth eating or mounting, it has to hang out somewhere before it can be gutted or stuffed. Being as my dad’s wife had caught just such a fish, they quickly wrapped it in whatever the little cabin had in its cabinets and put it in the freezer. A tiny freezer. The freezer that I could hear it struggling in for the rest of the night all the way in my little cabin room, completely under the covers. All night long. I think that particular fish lived longer than physically possible just to permanently etch the sound of flopping fish in hallow containers in my brain so that on this vary day I would be sent into shock as my father drove off leave Flip, Flop, and Bubba behind for me to ‘take care of’.
Yeah, crescent sandwich roll-ups are the kind of meal you have after dealing with those kinds of days.
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Quick Dinner Fixins: Crescent Sandwich Roll-ups
Ingredients:
- 1 tube refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1/2 granny smith apple, sliced
- 4 strips cooked bacon, cut in half or quarters
- 3/4 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
- 8 slices of sharp cheddar cheese
Preparation:
Preheat oven as per directions on dough package.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and lightly grease.
Roll out crescent dough and separate into individual rolls. Starting at the wide end, layer cheese, apple, bacon and chicken. Roll towards the thin end. Some of your filling will hang out of either side.
Bake according to directions on package or 15-18 minutes until golden brown.
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In case you are wondering,
a) When you tell a happily putting along 3rd grader that she is not going fast enough in your supercharged bass boat she will indeed with no previous experience of driving anything and no concept of how motors run drop the throttle – almost throwing you off the back and sending the boat into a very dangerous out of control spiral. However, this one incident over a decade ago is not justification for never again letting her drive your boat.
b) for those of you that are super curious, after watching several instructional video’s on Youtube and a 10 minute very amusing ‘you can’t hold a fish right’ ‘no you put the knife in first’ ‘no you’ battle in my front yard with Handsome, we decided that we were indeed much smarter than we appear and drove Flip, Flop, and Bubba to his parents house where his uncle filleted them for us. See, we are smart. 😉
We did watch and take notes so next time we are prepared.
Btw, I still to this day, do not like Life cereal.
OMG Fish flopping around in the cooloer- hilarious. I’m sorry but that is funny.
Don’t worry, I was laughing the whole time I was typing 😉
Eek. I think I posted my comment on your facebook page instead. Oh well …
Its ok, it posts on my webpage! 😀
Awesome choice for a break from the fancy food!
Just a side note: Eating fish right after catching and cooking it is just as good as fresh baked bread right out of the oven!
I can just picture this, thanks for a great Monday story! Great use of resources, can’t wait to see what you cook with flip, flop and bubba!
LOL @ the fish flopping! I know what you’re talking about! 🙂
LOL Kita, this had me laughing imagining your dad handing over the reigns of the boat, totally something my own dad would have done. Dinner looks awesome too!
GREAT quick dinner meal, and yes. Sometimes we DO just want to whip up a quick meal! Rotisserie chickens help me out many times-
You fancied up crescent rolls! *high five* My boys would go nuts for these.
Your dad seriously did that? I’d be grateful for the fish and all, but jeepers. And what a childhood trauma. I was too stunned to laugh. The only childhood, father-induced trauma I can remember included a daddy longleg.
Anyhow, yes, that sandwich was totally needed by you. That and lots of ice cream with caramel syrup.
I don’t blame you for being traumatized! On several levels. How disturbing that would be to hear a fish flopping all night! In the freezer! Ugh.
On a lighter note, you just saved me. If you were here I would hug you!!! I have been looking and hoping for the perfect thing to make Wednesday after football. Something that can be finger food and is quick to make! I appreciate you.
Those look great. It is a great snack.
*Laughing* I don’t do flopping fish either! The crescent sandwiches sound perfect. Love the combination of ingredients!
This is a fantastic meal! I love how simple it is and how wonderful I am sure it is.
Poor girl stuck on a bought for a week in the 3rd grade with flopping fish haha. I think I would have been OK if I would have gotten to play old school arcade games though! Centipede? Holy crap, that game was the shizzle
This is the perfect snack for the kids seriously THANKS for posting I am in need of good after school snacks. The fish story cracks me up lol.
I am so making this for my next tailgate. Love it!!
The sandwich sounds delicious and easy! Thanks for sharing!
I love this recipe – we usually add chocolate chips to make a quick croissant but never made savory version. Sounds like this will be a great lunch idea with my kids! Wonderful idea!
Eeeek, I can just hear the flopping noise and it is totally freaking me out! I would probably have to bring them to someone else too! These little sandwiches look so good!
I’m with you ! My parents have a boat and go for a fishing vacation every summer, I do not go with them because fishing is boring and gross. Boyfriend and I did the lazy dinner tonight and went to Panera for soup! Your dinner looks better.
What’s in that bowl? I know it must be something fantastic to dip in!
lol, sadly, that was just a bowl of broccoli cheddar soup used to prove a point to my boyfriend. 😉
Kita,
I don’t know what point you were trying to prove, but I think you’re right and that he should apologize. Haha.
Have a good weekend,
Kelli
lol you poor thing. you had some pretty tough monster fish trying to get out of your freezer as a little girl, I think I’d be traumatized too
haha good job uncle! 🙂 Sometimes other people just have to take care of those things for you. If i was closer i’d do it!
yummy little sands
Lol 🙂 Loved this post but sorry for the fish trauma. Yes this is the perfect meal for those kind of days. Have a great weekend!
Oh Kita – too funny! I think I would be traumatized after that too, but I must say, I do adore Life cereal =)
These roll-ups sound fantastic – but then again, anything with bacon usually is!
What a hilarious story…I can only imagine how traumatized I’d be after listening to a fish flop to its death in the freezer! I’d opt for these yummy roll ups over gutting a fish any day…but glad you now know how to do it.
Yum, what a great new way to use the crescent rolls. I have had a hard time being creative with dinners lately so I can’t wait to try a new recipe! Thanks for sharing.