Description
This Easy Rotel Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents recipe combines flavorful ground breakfast sausage with creamy cheese and zesty Rotel tomatoes, all wrapped in buttery crescent rolls. Perfect for parties, game days, or a quick breakfast on the go, these golden crescent bites are delicious, satisfying, and simple to make.
Ingredients
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Sausage Mixture
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 1 can (10 oz) Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
Crescent Rolls
- 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 egg, beaten (optional, for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 375°F (190°C) to get it ready for baking.
- Cook Sausage: In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground breakfast sausage thoroughly, breaking it apart with a spoon until fully browned. Drain off any excess grease for a cleaner taste.
- Add Rotel and Cream Cheese: Stir in the drained Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies with the cooked sausage. Lower the heat to low and add the softened cream cheese. Mix continuously until the cream cheese melts and evenly blends with the sausage mixture. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
- Prepare Crescent Rolls: Unroll the refrigerated crescent dough and separate it into individual triangles.
- Fill and Roll: Spoon approximately one heaping tablespoon of the sausage mixture onto the wide end of each crescent triangle. Roll each triangle from the wide end toward the pointed tip, ensuring the filling stays inside and the dough is slightly sealed.
- Apply Egg Wash (Optional): Place the rolled crescents on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. For a beautiful golden finish, brush the tops lightly with the beaten egg.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes or until the crescents turn golden brown and cooked through.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from the oven and let the crescents cool for a couple of minutes before serving warm.
Notes
- These crescents are perfect for parties, game days, or a quick, delicious breakfast on the go.
- For extra spice, use spicy sausage or hot Rotel tomatoes and chilies.
- Serve best when warm, but leftovers reheat well in an oven or air fryer.
- You can skip the egg wash if you prefer a softer crust rather than a shiny, golden one.
- Make sure to drain excess grease after cooking the sausage to avoid soggy crescents.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crescent
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 370mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
