I love a good appetizer. You know why? They double as dinner. I am just as happy having appetizers for the main course as I am having them for...appetizers.
Ryan and I have established a bit of a routine during football season, where food is concerned. Every Sunday night is nacho night. We mix up some salsa and some no-fail processed cheese dip, add chips, and...it's dinner. {Clearly it's one of my shining moments as a cook.}
But toward playoffs last year, I wanted to switch things up a bit and feel like I'd actually cooked a good appetizer/meal...without actually putting forth a lot of effort. After all. Sundays ARE a day of rest, you know.
So I found this little gem on Pinterest, tweaked it up a bit...and it became a quick, easy favorite.
Pizza Stuffed Crescents
* 1 can of 8 refrigerated crescent rolls
* 24 pieces of pepperoni
* 4 pieces of string cheese, each cut in half
* 1 can or jar of pizza sauce
* 1 teaspoon of garlic powder {Melting Pot's Garlic and Wine seasoning for us!}
* 1 teaspoon of oregano
Separate the rolls from the can so you have 8 separate triangles. Put three pieces of pepperoni in the large end of each piece of dough. Add the half of a piece of string cheese. Roll up the crescent roll in the standard style, being careful to make sure the ends cover the cheese inside, so it doesn't spill out onto the baking sheet. Arrange on a baking sheet; sprinkle garlic powder and oregano over each roll. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Serve hot with warmed pizza sauce for dipping.
* Even though this can't really be accused of being a low-fat dish, you can do a few things to make it a bit healthier. Try using reduced fat crescent rolls and skim milk cheese sticks, for starters.
* Use turkey pepperoni instead of regular pepperoni for an added bit of good health.
* If you don't eat them all in round one - they do warm over well!
6 comments:
YUM!! Thanks for the good recipe, Bekah! Our teenage grandkiddies will LOVE them!! God Bless Your Day!! Don't float away with the snow! We NEED you!! :o)
LOL!! I haven't floated away yet!! Slid into my parking place at 8:00 on the button, baby! I'm here to yap away on BLT! :)
Yum sounds heavenly!!
Here's a another yummy appitizer. Not on the low fat diet. So I will not be having them anytime soon.
Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents
{mommyskitchen.net}
Ingredients:
1 - 16 oz regular breakfast sausage, browned & drained
1 - 8oz. package philidelphia cream cheese or generic, softened
2 - packages pillsbury regular crescent dinner rolls (8oz each)
Directions:
Brown and drain breakfast sausage . Combine sausage & cream cheese. The warmth of the sausage will help soften the cream cheese making it easy to combine.
Spoon about 1 - 1 1/2 tablespoons of the filling onto each crescent triangle.
Roll up crescents from the widest part to the point of the crescent roll. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 350 about 15 - 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with scrambled eggs, fresh fruit or yogurt.
Recipe yields: 16 sausage rolls
Cooks Note: The filling can be prepared the night before serving. Just brown and drain the sausage and combine with the softened cream cheese. Store filling in a plastic container in the refrigerator overnight.
Odie
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Okay that's it!! I'M HUNGRY!!!!!! that sounds SO GOOD. I'll have to give this one a try....too bad I don't have a kitchen in my office.
oooh yummmm!! I made these a while back after you mentioned them on the radio. A++++!
Love your show and BLT is just so fun and wonderful.
hugs!!!
XOXO
These sound really yummy! And I love appetizers for dinner :)
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