Rotel Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescents
These Rotel Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescents are flaky, savory, and easy to make with sausage, cream cheese, Rotel, and crescent rolls. They are perfect for breakfast, brunch, parties, or a simple appetizer everyone will enjoy.
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Servings: 32 bites
Ingredients
- 1 1-lb roll breakfast sausage cooked and crumbled
- 1 8-oz package cream cheese softened
- 1 10-oz can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies drained very well
- 2 8-oz cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked and crumbled sausage, softened cream cheese, and well-drained Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies. Stir until the filling is evenly mixed.
- Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to create two smaller triangles.
- Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, place a small amount of the sausage mixture onto each piece of dough. Roll each piece up, starting from the wide end and rolling toward the pointed end.
- Arrange the crescents on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve warm.
Notes
To make these Rotel Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescents gluten free, use a gluten-free crescent-style dough or another gluten-free pastry dough that can be rolled and baked in a similar way, since traditional refrigerated crescent rolls contain gluten. Also confirm that the sausage, cream cheese, and Rotel are labeled gluten free, as ingredients and manufacturing practices can vary by brand. Be especially careful with processed sausage, since fillers or seasonings may sometimes contain gluten. Once the proper dough is substituted, the filling itself is very easy to adapt for a gluten-free version.