cheese & pesto easy bake appetizer

Name: CHEESE & PESTO EASY BAKE APPETIZER
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 can(s) (4 oz. or 8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (cut dough in half or 3/4 for 8 oz. can of dough); 1 package(s) (8 oz.) philadelphia cream cheese; 2 tablespoon(s) digiornio basil pesto sauce (i used "classico" brand & drained liquid); 2 tablespoon(s) chopped roasted red peppers (i used mancini brand "sweet" roasted red peppers); 1 - egg

review

Private Recipe by

Marge Taggart

@Marge1162

The Villages, FL

This creamy appetizer has it all - it's easy to make, looks beautiful and is full of tangy (Italian) flavor. A great holiday appetizer. Recipe: Courtesy of Kraft Foods. (Was slightly modified.)

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yield 12 serving(s)

prep time 10 Min

cook time 18 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For cheese & pesto easy bake appetizer

1 can

(4 oz. or 8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (cut dough in half or 3/4 for 8 oz. can of dough)
1 pkg

(8 oz.) philadelphia cream cheese
2 Tbsp

digiornio basil pesto sauce (i used "classico" brand & drained liquid)
2 Tbsp

chopped roasted red peppers (i used mancini brand "sweet" roasted red peppers)
1

egg

How To Make cheese & pesto easy bake appetizer

1
PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll dough on lightly greased baking sheet; press seams together to form 12 x 4-inch rectangle.

2
CUT brick of cream cheese in half horizontally; place one half on top of one half of the dough. Top with 1 Tbsp. pesto and red peppers. Place other half of cream cheese brick on top. Top with remaining pesto. Brush edges with egg. Bring dough over cream cheese to completely enclose cream cheese; press edges together to seal. Brush with egg.
3
BAKE 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes. Serve with Ritz crackers and fresh vegetables. Makes 12 servings.
4
To save time, prepare this recipe several hours ahead and refrigerate until ready to bake.
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