Rotel Sausage Cream Cheese Pinwheels - only 4 ingredients! Spicy Rotel tomatoes, savory sausage, and creamy cream cheese come together in a flaky crescent roll dough for an irresistible appetizer. Perfect for parties, game nights, or any occasion, these pinwheels are sure to be a hit with your guests. Easy to make and impossible to resist, they are the ultimate crowd-pleaser!
1(10-oz)can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiliesdrained very well
2(8-oz)cans refrigerated crescent dough sheets
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
In a large bowl, mix together cooked sausage, cream cheese, and drained Rotel tomatoes and green chilies.
Open each can of dough and roll into a rectangle. Spread each rectangle with ½ of the cream cheese mixture. Roll each rectangle up jelly roll style and cut into 16 pinwheels (32 total). Place on a parchment-paper lined baking sheet.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown.
Notes:
It is very important to drain the Rotel tomatoes. I suggest draining them in a colander and squeezing out any excess liquid with paper towels. You need to get as much moisture out of the tomatoes as possible.
I used Jimmy Dean Sausage. Can substitute turkey sausage.
I like to pulse the cooked sausage in a food processor to get it very finely chopped. It isn't necessary, but it helps to get all of the ingredients evenly incorporated.
Can substitute low-fat cream cheese if you prefer.
You can make the filling ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to assemble the crescents. The filling will keep up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
These bites taste great hot out of the oven or cooled to room temperature.