Appetizer Recipes
Swaddled Peppers
Swaddled Peppers are stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped in flaky crescent rolls and rolled in Parmesan cheese in this spicy appetizer.
Prep: 35 min | Bake: 15 min | Yield: 16 appetizers
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese (from 8 ounce package), softened
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 8 fresh whole jalapeño chiles*
- 1 (8 ounce) can Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 4 ounces fresh Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- In small bowl, mix cream cheese, lime peel, cilantro and lime juice until well blended; set aside.
- Carefully remove stems from chiles; cut each in half lengthwise.* Remove and discard seeds.
- Unroll dough on cutting board; separate into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles.
- For each appetizer, spoon 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture into chile half; place chile, cream cheese side down, on dough triangle with point of chile near top point of triangle. Wrap sides of triangle up over chile; pinch to seal. Bring point of triangle down over end of chile to cover; pinch to seal.
- In separate shallow dishes, place melted butter and Parmesan cheese. Dip each dough-wrapped chile into butter; roll in cheese to coat. Place on sprayed cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.
- Serve warm.
Notes
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)
* Handle jalapeño chiles carefully, as their oil can cause burning. If possible, use food-safe plastic gloves when working with the chiles.
Nutrition
Per serving (1 appetizer): Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 80), Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 5g, Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 320mg; Total Carbohydrate 8g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 3g), Protein 4g
Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Pillsbury
Bake-Off Contest Winner Barb Walters, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Bake-Off® Contest 41, 2004