Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 194
  • Fat:
  • 13 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 27 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 396 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 13 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 6 g
Contest Winning Recipe

Colorful Crab Appetizer Pizza

If you're looking for a really easy and special appetizer, this one stands out. It's a fresh-tasting and lovely variation on a cold vegetable pizza. I make it as a snack for parties all the time and even for a light main dish with a soup or salad.

SERVINGS

8-10

CATEGORY

Appetizer

METHOD

Baked

PREP

20 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped fresh spinach, divided
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/4 cups chopped imitation crabmeat
  • 1/4 cup chopped ripe olives

DIRECTIONS

Unroll crescent roll dough and place on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Flatten dough, sealing seams and perforations. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned; cool.
    In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in 1 cup spinach, onion, dill, 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel, lemon juice and pepper. Spread over the crust. Top with the crab, olives and remaining spinach and lemon peel. Cut into bite-size squares. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 13, 2008

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