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Game Day Chessy Spinach Pull Apart

Ingredients

3 tbs butter, melted
1 and 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1 (9 oz) box of frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed of liquid then finely chopped.
5 large leaves of fresh basil, chopped or 2 tsp dried
1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
1 tsp kosher salt
2 (8oz) cans of Pillsbury refrigerated garlic butter crescent dinner rolls. (16 rolls)
1 cup marinara sauce heated.
This is a Perfect pass around recipe for game day or a gathering of family and friends. It is very easy to prepare and used store brought crescent rolls, mozzarella, cream cheese,spinach and Parmesan cheese.

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Spray a 12 cup fluted tube cake pan with Crisco cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl, mix butter and 1/2 tsp of garlic powder and set aside.
  • In a bowl, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan, mozzarella, spinach, basil, pepper and remaining 1 tsp garlic powder.
  • Blend well and set aside.
  • Unroll crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles.
  • Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to make a total of 32 small triangles.
  • Stretch or press each triangle slightly, being careful not to tear it.
  • Spoon 1 tbs of the spinach mixture onto the center of each triangle.
  • pull the dough around mixture into a ball.
  • Press edges to seal. You should have 32 balls.
  • Roll each ball in butter mixture and layer in the pan.
  • bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool for 5 minutes.
  • Place a heat proof serving plate upside down over the pan and turn plate and pan over.
  • Remove pan and cool for 10 minutes.
  • Serve with warm marinara sauce.
 

Servings

32

Prep

25 min

Cook

35 min

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