Appetizers

Baked Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer

Baked Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer recipe

photo by:kraft

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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moonluvli

posted:11/29/2011

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 finished so next time I'll try baking it in a small bread loaf pan. Delicious!!!!

KarlaHelene

posted:9/30/2010

Love this one! So easy and it tastes like it took more effort! I have made it again and again and its always a huge hit.

mimdotson

posted:1/7/2010

This is sooooo yummy and a huge hit with everyone! Very good for parties and dinners and so easy to make!

EmilyCarro

posted:9/22/2009

Very very good! I would recommend this to anyone, it was fast, easy, and delicious! I wouldn't change anything. I served mine with triscuits, wheat thins and tostitos.

wuselton

posted:6/7/2009

THis is SOOOO good. I'll make it again and again and again. I used a little more pesto. Had to soak the sun dried tomatos because they weren't already soaked in oil. MMmmmm Goooood!!!

a cook

posted:6/2/2008

Amazing taste! I used all the same ingredients but I decided to present this differently. I mixed the cream cheese, pesto, and tomotoes together (threw in some garlic for extra flavor) and then followed the steps from the "savory parmesan bites" recipe on the site to make bite sized pieces instead of a big block. So much easier and still tasted great. Also makes it easier for kids to eat. :)

sjm1282

posted:2/27/2008

Very good! I loved the different tastes brought together ... I would definitely make this again!

laurelhane

posted:1/12/2008

The filling in this recipe had good flavor but unfortunately there was more dough than filling. Probably would not make this one again.

ommonkey

posted:11/19/2007

Almost all my guests asked for this recipe. It was super simple to make and looked impressive. If you have access to a Costco, buy pesto there - you get a huge bottle for pretty cheap.

a cook

posted:4/1/2007

WOW! This is a very elegant appetizer that is a snap to make. I mixed 5 oz. of garlic cream cheese with a small sq of Phillie cream cheese. Also it was faster and easier to use sun-dried tomato pesto instead mixing pesto and sun-dried tomatoes together. Dinner party guests salivated over this appetizer. - Moni, Seattle, WA