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Party Pesto Pinwheels

Name: Party Pesto Pinwheels
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 pinwheels.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls; 1/3 cup prepared pesto sauce; 1/4 cup roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 cup pizza sauce, warmed

7 reviews

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

20 pinwheels

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023

I took a couple of my favorite recipes and combined them into these delicious hors d'oeuvres. The colorful and impressive snacks come together easily with refrigerated crescent roll dough, prepared pesto sauce and a jar of roasted red peppers. —Kathleen Farrell, Rochester, New York

Party Pesto Pinwheels Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
1/3 cup prepared pesto sauce
1/4 cup roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup pizza sauce, warmed

Directions

Unroll crescent dough into two long rectangles; seal seams and perforations. Spread each with pesto; sprinkle with red peppers and cheese.

Roll each up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. With a sharp knife, cut each roll into 10 slices. Place cut side down 2 in. apart on two ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 400° until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Serve warm with pizza sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 pinwheel: 76 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 201mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

Party Pesto Pinwheels

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