Spinach Pull Apart

Published October 24, 2019

Ingredients

tablespoons LAND O LAKESÂ® Butter, melted

1 1/2

teaspoons McCormickÂ® Garlic Salt

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/4

cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

1/4

cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2

cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)

box (9 oz) Green GiantÂ® frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain and finely chopped

1/2

teaspoon McCormickÂ® Basil Leaves, if desired

1/4

teaspoon McCormickÂ® Black Pepper

cans (8 oz each) PillsburyÂ® refrigerated garlic butter crescent dinner rolls (16 rolls)

cup marinara sauce, heated, if desired

DIRECTIONS

1Heat oven to 350Â°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with CriscoÂ® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. In small bowl, mix butter and 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic salt; set aside.
2In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, spinach, basil, pepper and remaining 1 teaspoon garlic salt until blended; set aside.
3Unroll crescent dough; separate into 16 triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to make total of 32 small triangles. Stretch or press 1 triangle slightly, being careful not to tear it. Spoon 1 tablespoon spinach mixture onto center of triangle; pull dough around mixture into a ball. Press edges to seal. Repeat with remaining triangles.
4Roll each ball in butter mixture; layer in pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Cool 10 minutes longer. Serve warm with marinara sauce.