Spicy sausage, cheese and crescent make a fun and quick appetizer for your next party.
Spicy Sausage Crescent Cheese Balls
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 60
Ingredients
- 1 lb chorizo or hot Italian sausage
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch pans with cooking parchment paper; spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix sausage, bell pepper and cheese until well blended.
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Step2Unroll dough on work surface. If using crescent roll dough, firmly press perforations to seal. Sprinkle each side with 1 1/2 teaspoons flour. With pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut into about 1/4-inch pieces. Mix dough pieces into sausage mixture in small amounts until well blended.
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Step3Shape sausage mixture into 60 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place in pan. Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
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Nutrition
60
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
- Calories
- 60
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- 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; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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