Game Day Spinach Pull Apart

Submitted by Beamer42 on April 24, 2012 - 11:42am
Game Day Spinach Pull Apart

Summary

Yield
Prep Time45 minutes
CategoryAppetizers
CuisineAmerican
Tagsspinach cream cheese mozzarella cheese

Description

A perfect recipe for game day or gathering of family or friends.  Very easy to prepare.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsps butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 tsps garlic powder
  • 8 ozs cream cheese (8 oz packages), softened
  • 1 cup mayonaise
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 12 ozs Frozen Spinach thawed ( well drained), chopped
  • 3 large fresh basil leaves chopped or 2 tsp. dried
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 cans 8 oz. of Pillsbury crescent rolls, garlic butter if you can find it
  • 1 cup marinara sauce - heated

Instructions

1.  Preheat oven to 350°

2.  Spray a 12 cup fluted tube cake pan with crisco cooking spray.

3.  In a small bowl, mix butter and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder.

4.  In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, parmesan, mozzarella, spinach, basil, pepper and remaining 1 tsp. garlic powder.  Blend well.

5.  Unroll crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles.

6.  Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to make a total of 32 small triangles.

7.  Stretch or press each triangle slightly, being careful not to tear it.

8.  Spoon 1 TBsp. of the spinach mixture onto the center of each triangle.

9.  Pull the dough around mixture and form a ball.

10.  Press edges to seal, you should have 32 balls.

11.  Roll each ball in butter mixture and layer in pan.

12.  Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

13.  Cool for 5 minutes.

14.  Place a heat proof serving plate upside down over the pan and turn plate and pan over.  Remove pan and cool 10 minutes.

15.  Serve warm with marinara sauce.

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