Quick and easy appetizer using Jimmy Dean® pork sausage, cream cheese, and vegetables make a tasty one-bite treat for any get-together. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
71 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Step 2
Add sausage to a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and let cool.
Step 3
Combine regular and vegetable cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, bell pepper, green onion, and cooled, crumbled sausage in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
Step 4
Unroll 1 crescent dough sheet and press into a 9x12-inch rectangle. Cut 6 rows across and 4 rows vertically to yield 24 squares. Repeat with the second package of dough.
Step 5
Place 1 square in each cup of two nonstick 24-cup mini muffin tins, pressing it into the bottom and up the sides.
Step 6
Drop 1 heaping teaspoon of sausage filling into each cup. Filling should be up to the top of the cup, but you do not need to press it down.
Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven until the dough is golden brown, 11 to 13 minutes.
Step 8
Cool for 5 minutes in the tins before removing to a platter.
Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
¼ cup finely chopped green onion
¼ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
4 ounces garden vegetable cream cheese, softened
1 (16 ounce) package Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Regular Sausage
