PESTO CHEESE STRAWS

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Please all the cheese lovers with this innovative Pesto Cheese Straws recipe. These delicious Pesto Cheese straws made with Parmesan, cream cheese and a basil pesto sauce will be the talk of the town.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 16 servings, 3 straws each

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

6 oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. CLASSICO Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce and Spread
1 pkg. (17.3 oz.) frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup KRAFT Finely Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

Heat oven to 400°F.
Cover baking sheets with parchment. Mix cream cheese and pesto sauce until blended.
Unfold 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll out to 12x10-inch rectangle; cut in half to form 2 (12x5-inch) rectangles. Spread half the cream cheese mixture onto 1 cut pastry rectangle; cover with remaining cut pastry rectangle. Cut into 24 (1/2-inch-wide) strips. Twist each pastry strip, then place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry sheet and remaining cream cheese mixture.
Brush with egg; sprinkle with Parmesan.
Bake 20 min. or until golden brown. Cool slightly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 220 mg, Carbohydrate 15 g, Fiber 0.7603 g, Sugar 1 g, Protein 4 g