Joan Duckworth
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Parmesan Crostini with Spinach-Pesto Spread
Cheesy little appetizer rounds get an easy start with Pillsbury™ refrigerated French bread, served with creamy spinach spread.
Parmesan Crostini with Spinach-Pesto Spread
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 48
Ingredients
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen chopped spinach
- 4 oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons basil pesto
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white or black pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 2 large cookie sheets with cooking spray.
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Step2Cook spinach in microwave as directed on box. Drain spinach; cool 5 minutes. Carefully squeeze spinach with paper towels to drain completely.
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Step3In food processor, place spinach, cream cheese, sour cream, pesto, vinegar, salt and pepper. Cover; process until well blended. Cover; refrigerate while preparing crostini.
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Step4In small bowl, mix cheese and garlic; set aside. Place dough on cutting board. Using sharp serrated knife, cut dough into 1/4-inch slices; place 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets. Press slices with fingers into 2-inch rounds. Brush rounds with 2 tablespoons of the oil; sprinkle with half of the cheese mixture.
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Step5Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven; turn crostini. Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons oil; sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture. Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until golden brown and crisp. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool 5 minutes. Serve warm with spinach-pesto spread.
Nutrition
50
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 50
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 80mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 20mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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