Crab Crescents Recipe

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“This recipe is so good, no one will guess how quickly you put it together.” These little bites are delicious and decadent! Stephanie Howard - Oakland, California

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Crab Crescents Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 16 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 3 tablespoons prepared pesto
  • 1/2 cup fresh crabmeat

Directions

  • Unroll crescent dough; separate into eight triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise, forming two triangles. Spread 1/2 teaspoon pesto over each triangle; place 1 rounded teaspoonful of crab along the wide end of each triangle.
  • Roll up triangles from the wide ends and place point side down 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: 16 appetizers.

Nutritional Facts 1 appetizer equals 74 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 144 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Crab Crescents in Simple & Delicious November/December 2008, p29

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Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2011 by MichMajor

It didn't specify which pesto to use, I used a tomato based one but it may have been better with the basil? The tomato gave it a pizza sauce taste which isn't really what you want with crab. Great appetizer idea and worth experimenting with :)

 
 
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