Baked Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer

Baked Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer recipe

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Big hit at Thanksgiving. I used sun-dried tomato pesto and topped it with minced homemade roasted red bell pepper. The cream cheese was a little bloated by the time it was ...read more

posted by

moonluvli

on 11/29/2011

time

prep:

10 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

16 servings, 2 Tbsp. each

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What You Need

can (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

tsp. pesto

tsp. finely chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Unroll crescent dough; separate into four rectangles. Place two of the rectangles, side-by-side, on nonstick baking sheet. Firmly press seams and perforations together to seal. Reserve remaining dough for decorative garnish.

CUT block of cream cheese horizontally in half. Spread pesto onto bottom half of cream cheese; cover with tomatoes. Top with remaining cream cheese to form sandwich. Place in center of dough. Bring up ends of dough around all sides of cream cheese to enclose completely; pinch ends of dough together to seal. Place, seam-side down, on baking sheet. Cut remaining crescent dough into small fun shapes, such as leaves or fruit. Arrange on top of dough.

BAKE 20 min. Serve warm with assorted NABISCO Crackers and fresh vegetables.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Instead of using leftover crescent roll dough for decorations, shape into crescents and bake as directed on package. Cool, then place in tightly covered container or resealable plastic bag and store at room temperature until ready to serve.

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minuterice21

posted:3/30/2007

I made this for an iron chef challenge in our mommy club and i won ..... everyone loved it and was standing aroung finishing off the very last bit. I am making it again to take to another party on sunday.I made a few changes i used all of the rolls adn i sliced it into 3 slices insted of just half and ued more of the tomaotes and pesto,but was esy ,and I love making it....

scottandamyflatt

posted:12/27/2006

I make this as an appetizer any time I have new dinner guests. It is ALWAYS a hit. Last time, the couples stood at the bar eating off the platter. LOL It's DELICIOUS and very easy! I sometimes use more than just half the can of croissants because it's hard to make the dough meet without losing the contents. AND I almost always double the tomatoes & pesto.

a cook

posted:11/29/2006

Made this recipe for Thanksgiving. Everyone loved it. I also added a little bit of garlic for extra flavor. It was so easy to make. Great recipe if you need something quick and easy.

damagsmonkey

posted:8/19/2006

I brought this to a dinner party and every single person asked for the recipe! A huge success, thanks Kraft Foods!

michele1198

posted:2/15/2006

I made this for Valentines Day Dinner for the 1st course. My husband and I eat the whole thing! It was very easy to make and it taste was out of this world..I'll be making this again,and again.

Beth704

posted:2/9/2006

I made the recipe for a work gathering and everyone loved it. After a short time, I went to heat it up and it was gone!

catherine.hunt2

posted:2/8/2006

no well not unless it has more stuff in it like feta and cheddar and 1/2 the cream cheese!

kimberly12160

posted:2/8/2006

I recommend thoroughly mixing the cream cheese, pesto basil sauce, and tomatoes together before putting the ingredients in the roll. I found this ensures you get a fuller flavor.

a cook

posted:1/4/2006

Made it for some of my friends for New Years and everyone loved it.. The only thing I would recommend is to use more than one ounce can of crescent rolls because when your trying to fill them they get pretty stuffed and its hard to close them. Other than that theyre great.

poniesr4me

posted:12/12/2005

My sister made this recipe for Thanksgiving and it was so awesome! I can't wait to make this to impress the in-laws as Christmas.