This tasty Buffalo Chicken Ring is guaranteed to become a new family favorite! Saucy buffalo chicken cheesy goodness, wrapped up in buttery crescent rolls, what’s not to love?! Oh, and did I mention that it’s also easy to make?  Because it totally is!

If you love my original Taco Ring or Breakfast Taco Ring, then you’re definitely going to love this Buffalo Chicken Ring recipe!

Slice of buffalo chicken crescent ring being removed from the tray with a serving spatula

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As the queen of buffalo sauce, I feel it’s my great honor and privilege to present buffalo chicken to you in every way possible! Tossed with penne pasta, made into the best chili ever and of course wrapped up in flakey, buttery crescent roll dough!

This Buffalo Chicken Ring is so easy to make for weeknight meals. Simply toss cooked, shredded chicken with buffalo sauce, shredded carrots and pepper jack cheese, then wrap it up in crescent roll dough. After a quick bake in the oven, dinner is on the table!

I love to make this recipe during the week, but it’s also perfect for game day. Hosting a crowd of friends on Sunday during football season? Toss two of these Buffalo Chicken Ring’s together and your party guests will be raving about them!

ingredients for buffalo chicken taco ring on white wood board

Ingredients

  • Cooked, shredded chicken – this can be pulled from a rotisserie chicken purchased at the grocery store. Or you can use this Instant Pot Shredded Chicken recipe (this is what I do!), it’s so easy and you can make it up to 2 days in advance of preparing this buffalo chicken pastry ring.
  • Buffalo sauce – I like to use Frank’s Red Hot buffalo sauce, but feel free to use your favorite brand. If you don’t like buffalo sauce, you can also mix things up and use your favorite hot sauce. Or for something not so spicy, you could use BBQ sauce.
  • Carrots – purchase a bag of shredded carrots at the grocery store, or peel and shred whole carrots at home.
  • Green onions
  • Pepper jack cheese – I love the spice this cheese adds to the dish, but you could also use cheddar cheese, mozzarella or monterey jack cheese instead.
  • Crescent roll dough – you will need two packages of rolls, 8 count each, to make this recipe.

Instructions

I’ve included step by step photos below to make this recipe easy to follow at home. For the full detailed recipe instructions, video and ingredient quantities, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

shredded buffalo chicken in glass bowl
uncooked buffalo chicken pastry ring on round stone baking dish
  1. Combine the filling ingredients. In a large bowl, toss cooked, shredded chicken with buffalo sauce. Add carrots, green onions and shredded pepper jack cheese. Mix everything together.
  2. Line up the dough. To make it easy to assemble, start by placing a water glass in the middle of a baking sheet. Unroll the crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles. Arrange the unrolled crescent rolls around the glass with the large flat ends of the crescent rolls overlapping in the center up against the glass.
  3. Fill with buffalo chicken. Spoon the buffalo chicken mixture onto the large overlapping ends of the crescent roll dough. Slowly remove the water glass from the middle, so that all of the buffalo chicken mixture stays on the crescent rolls and does not fall into the opening in the center.
  4. Wrap up the ring. Wrap the crescent roll dough up and over the buffalo chicken filling and tuck the dough under the chicken in the middle.
  5. Bake it. Place the buffalo chicken ring in a 375 degree Fahrenheit preheated oven and bake for 15 -20 minutes, or until the crescent rolls are golden brown
  6. Serve it. Remove the pastry ring from the oven and slice it like you would a pie. Use a pie server or spatula to serve the pieces. To eat it, use a fork to dig right in! Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing, or additional buffalo sauce, for dipping.
Slice of buffalo chicken ring on plate with fork and ramekin of buffalo sauce

Storage and reheating

The buffalo chicken ring will stay good in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, and makes delicious leftovers for dinner the next night.

I recommend reheating the buffalo chicken ring in the oven, if possible, to keep the crescent rolls from getting soggy. To reheat, place slices of the crescent ring on a baking sheet and into a 400°F oven for 10 minutes.

You can also reheat the chicken ring in an air fryer. Place 2-4 slices in an air fryer (depending on how big your air fryer is, depends on how many will fit at one time) and air fry at 400°F for 4-6 minutes.

Pro tips

  • The buffalo chicken filling can be made up to 2 days in advance. I do not recommend assembling the pastry ring until you’re ready to bake and serve the dish. Otherwise, the taste and texture of the crescent rolls will be compromised.
  • This recipe will serve 16 small slices. Depending on how hungry everyone is, this will feed between 6-8 people, or 16 people can each get small slices at a party.
  • You can also make this recipe with ground chicken or turkey, instead of shredded chicken. You will simply want to cook the ground meat on the stove in a skillet for 6-8 minutes, or until cooked through, before combining it with the buffalo sauce, carrots, green onions and cheese.
  • To make this recipe vegetarian, replace the shredded chicken with cooked meatless crumbles. Pillsbury Crescent Roll Dough is vegetarian, and actually also vegan!
Slice of buffalo chicken crescent ring pulled out of the ring, sitting on a pie server

More crescent roll recipes

For more easy recipes made with a can of crescent roll dough, check out these fan favorites!

Taco Crescent Rolls

Salted Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

Blueberry Pastry Delights

Greek Crescent Rolls

Jalapeno Popper Crescent Rolls

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Buffalo Chicken Taco Ring

This tasty Buffalo Chicken Ring is guaranteed to become a new family favorite! Saucy buffalo chicken cheesy goodness, wrapped up in buttery crescent rolls, what's not to love?!
Servings: 6 people
Prep Time: 14 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 29 minutes
Author: Whitney Bond
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Serving Options

  • ½ cup ranch dressing
  • ½ cup blue cheese dressing
  • ½ cup buffalo sauce

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 375°F.
  • Combine the cooked, shredded chicken and buffalo sauce in a large bowl.
  • Add the carrots, green onions and pepper jack cheese. Stir to combine and set aside.
  • To form the crescent ring, place a small water glass in the middle of a baking sheet.
  • Unroll the crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles.
  • Arrange the unrolled crescent rolls around the glass with the large flat ends of the crescent rolls overlapping in the center up against the glass.
  • Spoon the buffalo chicken mixture onto the large overlapping ends of the crescent roll dough.
  • Slowly remove the water glass from the middle, so that all of the buffalo chicken mixture stays on the crescent rolls and does not fall into the opening in the center.
  • Wrap the crescent roll dough up and over the buffalo chicken filling and tuck the dough under the chicken in the middle.
  • Place the chicken ring in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the crescent rolls are golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and serve with blue cheese, ranch dressing or additional buffalo sauce for dipping.

Video

Notes

  • The buffalo chicken filling can be made up to 2 days in advance. I do not recommend assembling the pastry ring until you’re ready to bake and serve the dish. Otherwise, the taste and texture of the crescent rolls will be compromised.
  • This recipe will serve 16 small slices. Depending on how hungry everyone is, this will feed between 6-8 people, or 16 people can each get small slices at a party.
  • You can also make this recipe with ground chicken or turkey, instead of shredded chicken. You will simply want to cook the ground meat on the stove in a skillet for 6-8 minutes, or until cooked through, before combining it with the buffalo sauce, carrots, green onions and cheese.
  • To make this recipe vegetarian, replace the shredded chicken with cooked meatless crumbles. Pillsbury Crescent Roll Dough is vegetarian, and actually also vegan!
  • The buffalo chicken ring will stay good in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, and makes delicious leftovers for dinner the next night.
  • I recommend reheating the buffalo chicken ring in the oven, if possible, to keep the crescent rolls from getting soggy. To reheat, place slices of the crescent ring on a baking sheet and into a 400°F oven for 10 minutes.
  • You can also reheat the chicken ring in an air fryer. Place 2-4 slices in an air fryer (depending on how big your air fryer is, depends on how many will fit at one time) and air fry at 400°F for 4-6 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Serving 4servingCalories 360kcal (18%)Carbohydrates 24g (8%)Protein 23g (46%)Fat 20g (31%)Saturated Fat 9g (45%)Cholesterol 65mg (22%)Sodium 1254mg (52%)Potassium 338mg (10%)Fiber 1g (4%)Sugar 6g (7%)Vitamin A 1991mg (40%)Vitamin C 2mg (2%)Calcium 151mg (15%)Iron 1mg (6%)
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