There's nothing quite like a crescent-shaped pastry filled with sausage and cream cheese. And while they might look fancy, these Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents are actually quite easy to make! These savory little pastries are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even as an appetizer.
Ingredients
1lb.Ground sausage, breakfast, Italian or other
1C.Shredded cheese of choice
8oz.Cream cheese softened
2Cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Roll the crescent rolls out flat, and cut each triangle in half lengthwise.
Cook the ground sausage until it is completely browned.
Add the cooled ground sausage to a mixing bowl with the cream cheese and shredded cheese of your choosing as well as pepper to taste. Stir to combine completely.
Spoon a small ball of the sausage mixture into the top of each piece of crescent roll where it is fattest.
Starting at the widest end, roll the crescent roll dough over the sausage filling forming a mini stuffed crescent roll.
Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.