Sausage Crescent Rolls

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.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Bake 20 minutes until crust is golden. When completely cooled, slice into one and one-half inch slices.