SAUSAGE, SPINACH & CHEESE CRESCENT BRAID - LOW FAT

Sausage, Spinach & Cheese Crescent Braid - Low Fat image

Provided by deinemuse

Time 55m

Yield 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 lb hot Italian turkey sausage
1 (9 ounce) box frozen spinach, cooked and drained
1/2 cup reduced-fat parmesan cheese
1/2 cup diced onion
1 minced garlic clove
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F
In skillet, remove sausage from casings, mush down to little cubes, cook sausage over medium heat until entirely cooked, drain.
In large bowl, mix spinach, parmesan cheese, onions and garlic.
Add cooked sausage to mixture and stir.
Unroll dough into 1 large rectangle on greased cooking dish.
Spoon sausage mixture in 4-inch-wide strip lengthwise down center of rectangle.
With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1 inch apart on long sides of dough rectangle to within 1/2 inch of sausage mixture. Fold strips of dough up over sausage mixture to meet in center; pinch to seal.
Bake at 375°F for 18 to 24 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.1, Fat 8.3, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 48.1, Sodium 885, Carbohydrate 8.3, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 4, Protein 15.9