SAUSAGE CRESCENT ROLLS

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Spicy seasoned sausage mixed with cream cheese and wrapped in crescent rolls. For a different variation, add thin slices of pepperoni on the bottom of crescent roll before the sausage mixture and shred cheddar on top of sausage; roll pastry over.

Provided by Andy

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Meat and Seafood     Sausage

Time 50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound fresh, ground spicy pork sausage
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium skillet, lightly brown sausage and drain. While sausage is still hot, add cream cheese and stir until cheese is melted and mixture is creamy. Cool completely.
  • Separate crescent rolls and arrange into two rectangles. Form log of sausage mixture lengthwise down center of each rectangle. Fold over the long sides of pastry to cover sausage log. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, seam down. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
  • Bake 20 minutes until crust is golden. When completely cooled, slice into one and one-half inch slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.8 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Cholesterol 27.8 mg, Fat 18 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 363.4 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

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