Everything you love about the classic BLT sandwich in a snackable appetizer form. These party-perfect crescent tarts are topped with a cream cheese spread, full of crunchy bacon, spinach and amazing BLT-inspired flavor. Using fresh ingredients, you can have this simple starter ready to serve in under an hour.
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BLT Crescent Tartlets
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 1 container (7.5 oz) garlic and herb cream cheese spread, softened, stirred well
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh spinach or arugula
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cooked bacon
- 6 cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Unroll crescent dough into 12x8-inch rectangle. If using crescent rolls, press seams to seal. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows to make 24 squares. Place dough pieces on cookie sheet, spacing slightly apart. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown; cool 10 minutes.
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Step3In small bowl, mix cream cheese spread, milk and 1/4 cup of the spinach; beat with spoon until well mixed. Stir in 1/2 cup of the bacon. Spread about 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture on top of each baked crescent square.
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Step4Before serving, top with remaining spinach, bacon and tomatoes. Serve immediately, or loosely cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.
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Nutrition
130 Calories
9g Total Fat
4g Protein
10g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 Tartlets
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 310mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 120mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1/2 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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