Pesto bread appetizer
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Pesto Bread Appetizer
Course: AppetizersCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Medium
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesA deliciously savory appetizer with layers of cream cheese and pesto wrapped in a golden dough, perfect for serving with Ritz reduced-fat crackers and fresh vegetables.
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Ingredients
1 (4 oz.) can Reduced fat refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 (8 oz.) package Reduced fat Philadelphia cream cheese
2 Tbsp. Pesto
2 Tbsp. Roasted red peppers (chopped)
1 Egg (beaten)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Unroll dough on a lightly greased baking sheet; firmly press seams together to for 12x4-inch rectangle.
- Cut cream cheese horizontally in half.
- Place 1 cream cheese piece on half of dough top with 1 tbsp. Pesto and peppers.
- Cover with remaining cream cheese piece; spread with remaining pesto.
- Brush dough with egg; fold in half to enclose filling.
- Press edges of dough together to seal. Brush top with an remaining egg.
- Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Or Until lightly browned.
- Cool for 10 minutes. serve with Ritz reduced-fat crackers and cut-up fresh vegetables.
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