Description
These Sausage Pinwheels are a delicious appetizer or snack that features a savory sausage and cream cheese filling wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough. They are perfect for parties, gatherings, or even just a tasty treat at home.
Ingredients
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Sausage Filling:
- 1 pound bulk regular or spicy pork sausage
- 1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
Crescent Roll Dough:
- 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions
- Cook and Prepare Filling: In a skillet, cook and crumble sausage until no longer pink. Add pepper and green onion; cook until softened. Transfer to a bowl, cool slightly, then mix in cream cheese until well combined.
- Prepare Pinwheels: Unroll crescent dough and divide into rectangles. Fill each with the sausage mixture, roll up, and slice into rounds. Freeze until firm.
- Bake: Preheat oven, slice the logs into pinwheels, and bake until golden brown. Serve warm.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pinwheel
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
