Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents - Plain Chicken (2024)

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescents – only 3 ingredients! Sausage, cream cheese, and crescent rolls. Can make filling ahead of time. These are great for breakfast or as an appetizer. Whenever I take these to a party or potluck I never have any leftovers. People go crazy over these things! #breakfast #appetizer #sausage #creamcheese #partyfood #gameday

Three-Ingredient Appetizer

I have been making these Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents for as long as I can remember. I got the recipe at one of my first jobs out of college and have been making it ever since. It is super easy to make and tastes great. These are great for breakfast or as an appetizer. Whenever I take these to a party or potluck I never have any leftovers.

How to Make Sausage & Cream Cheese Crescents

These crescent bites are SUPER easy to make. Start with browning sausage. As the sausage is cooking, break it up into small pieces. Drain any fat. Combine the cooked sausage with cream cheese. Cut refrigerated crescent rolls in half. Top each roll with the sausage mixture and bake.

• I used Jimmy Dean Sausage. Can substitute turkey sausage.
• I like to pulse the cooked sausage in the food processor a few times to make sure it is chopped very fine.
• Can substitute low-fat cream cheese if you prefer.
• Can use reduced-fat crescent rolls. I use the reduced fat crescent rolls all the time. You can’t tell a difference.
• The filling can be made ahead of time and refrigerated up to 3 days.
• I use a pizza cutter to cut the crescent rolls in half. It makes it much easier!
• I use a small cookie scoop to scoop the filling on to the crescent rolls.
• These bites taste great hot out of the oven or cooled to room temperature.

What to Serve with Sausage & Cream Cheese Bites

We make these crescent bites all the time. I am addicted to them! As I said these are great at breakfast with some scrambled eggs, grits, and fruit. They are equally delicious as an appetizer at a party or potluck. I often take these to our tailgates. They are perfect for those early morning games!

Here are a few of our favorite party recipes from the blog to complete your party spread:

Steph