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Crescent Bites by Christine Howard

This fabulous recipe was sent to me by Christine Howard. Christine writes:

"This is an all-purpose appetizer that takes 10 minutes to prepare & 10 minutes to cook."

Ingredients:

Must have

1 tube of crescent rolls or a pastry sheet or a pie crust sheet
6 oz of any kind of cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 tsp of finely chopped onion, bell pepper,celery
cooking spray

Optional:

4-6 oz of any kind of finely chopped meat
3/4 tsp of any kind of spice to compliment your meat [tarragon for chicken, cumin for ground beef, fennel for fish, clove for ham, sage for turkey, rosemary for sausage, oregano for Italian meats, etc.]
Chives, red pepper flakes, bacon bits to garnish

Directions:

Preheat over to 375 degree

Spray cooking spray to well-coat a 12 cup muffin tin

Saute salt, pepper, onion, bell pepper, celery, meat choice, and spice choice.

Roll out your bakery item, using a round cookie cutter or glass jar to make 12 circles to
press firmly into each muffin cup

Take saute mixture and evenly divide into the 12 muffin cups

Sprinkle with the cheese

Bake 10 minutes

Garnish if desired

Christine Howard is a widow, mother, author, and teacher. She feels blessed to facilitate weekly Bible studies and book clubs, and monthly teas. Her favorite times are spent with her wonderful family. Christine's hobbies are reading, writing, traveling, sewing, and hiking. She's published in Women of Worship, Vista, Wesleyan, Baptist Family Focus, Californian, and several others.