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Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents

If you are craving an appetizer that is fast and easy to make, this sausage cream cheese crescents fill the bill! These savory bites are baked crescent rolls filled with a cheesy sausage filling.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword sausage recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 pieces
Calories 163kcal
Author Kathleen

Ingredients

  • 2 (8-ounce) tubes refrigerated crescent roll dough
  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean's sausage
  • 1 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons green onions (mostly white part), finely minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375ºF (177ºC). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
  • In a 12-inch skillet, over medium-high heat, brown and crumble the sausage (1 pound). When sausage is cooked through, and there is no longer any pink, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Dab the top of the sausage with a double layer of paper towels to remove more excess grease. Allow the sausage to cool.
  • Combine the cooked and cooled sausage, softened cream cheese (8 ounces), pepper jack cheese (1 cup), green onions (2 tablespoons), and garlic powder (1/2 teaspoon) in a large mixing bowl. Using a hand-held electric mixer set on medium speed, cream the mixture until evenly combined.
    Step 2 how to make Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents, Add the cooked sausage.
  • Pop the crescent roll tube and unroll. Separate the dough into individual triangles along the perforations and cut each one in half vertically from the tip.
    Step 5 how to make Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents, Cut each one in half vertically from the tip.
  • Place a dollop of 1-1/2 tablespoons of sausage mixture at the wide end of the triangles.
  • Starting at the wide end, roll up the crescents, wrapping the filling securely. Arrange on the prepared rimmed baking sheet.
    Step 6 how to make Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents, Place a dollop of the sausage mixture at the wide end of the triangles. Roll up the crescents.
  • Bake in preheated oven until the crescents are golden brown, about 12-15 minutes (mine were perfectly cooked at 15 minutes). Serve warm!
    Step 7 how to make Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents, Bake.

Notes

  1. Any Sausage: Use any sausage you prefer, just make sure it is not too fatty. 
  2. Stuff ‘Em: The crescent rolls will vary in size, so I used between 1 and 1 1/2 tablespoons of filling depending upon the size of the dough. It’s okay if the filling comes out of the crescent.  Just use a utensil and gently push the filling back in the roll when you remove the tray from the oven to make it pretty. Its really not necessary though.  They will be devoured in minutes either way!

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 163kcal | Protein: 7g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 98mg | Vitamin A: 273IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 70mg