Description
These Rotel Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents are a delicious and easy appetizer perfect for parties or snacks. Featuring a savory blend of browned breakfast sausage, creamy softened cream cheese, spicy Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies, and sharp cheddar cheese, all wrapped in flaky refrigerated crescent roll dough and baked to golden perfection. Ready in just 25 minutes, this recipe yields 8 flavorful crescents that are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1/2 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (10 ounces) Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or lightly greasing it to prevent sticking.
- Cook Sausage: In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground breakfast sausage until fully browned and no longer pink inside. Drain off any excess grease to keep the crescents from being too oily.
- Mix Filling: In a mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, cooked sausage, drained Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies, and shredded cheddar cheese. Mix well until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- Prepare Dough: Unroll the refrigerated crescent roll dough and separate it into individual triangles along the perforations.
- Fill and Roll: Place about one tablespoon of the sausage and cheese filling at the wide end of each crescent triangle. Carefully roll each triangle from the wide end toward the point, enclosing the filling securely.
- Bake Crescents: Arrange the filled crescents on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the crescents are golden brown and fully cooked through.
Notes
- Be sure to drain the sausage well to avoid greasy crescents.
- You can substitute Rotel with plain diced tomatoes and add your own chopped green chilies for extra control over spiciness.
- Serve warm for the best flavor and texture.
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and reheated in the oven.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
