Ham and Cheese Crescent Roll-Ups and Creamy Tomato Soup

Today's Menu: Ham and Cheese Crescent Roll-Ups and Creamy Tomato Soup



It's been a really cold and blustery day out so I wanted something hot and healthy. So I made some Ham and Cheese Crescent Roll-Ups along with some Creamy Tomato Soup. I used Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls, Sara Lee Thin Sliced Baked Ham, and Sargento's 2% Reduced Fat Colby/Jack Sliced Cheese. The recipe is at the end of the post. I used Campbell's Creamy Tomato Soup. For dessert later I made another batch of the Frozen Chocolate Dipped Mini Bananas, I used Hershy's Sugarless Dark Chocolate to dip them in and rolled them in crushed Walnuts.
  


Ham and Cheese Crescent Roll-Ups

INGREDIENTS:
1 Can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated Reduced Fat Crescent Dinner Rolls
8 Thin slices Cooked Ham (8 oz), Sara Lee Thin Slice
4 Thin slices Cheddar cheese (4 oz), each cut into 4 strips. Sargento 2% Reduced Fat Colby/Jack

DIRECTIONS:

    Heat oven to 350°F. Separate dough into 8 triangles. Place 1 piece of ham on each triangle; place 2 strips of cheese down center of ham. Fold in edges of ham to match shape of dough triangle.
    Roll up each crescent, ending at tip of triangle. Place with tips down on ungreased cookie sheet.
    Bake 15 to 19 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Cincinnati Style Cheese Coney Casserole

Dinner Tonight: Cincinnati Style Cheese Coney Casserole.

If you're a fan of Cincinnati Style Cheese Coneys like myself you're going to love this easy recipe, a Crescent-topped casserole ready in only 30 minutes. Got the idea from a Pillsbury food recipe site but it was over 500 calories so it sounded delicious but I had to lighten up so I did. It's an easy recipe to make with the original calling for Chili w/ Beans, Hot Dogs, Shredded American Cheese and Crescent Rolls. I lightened it up by using Hormel Turkey Chili w/ Beans, Ball Park Smoked White Turkey Franks, Kraft 2% Shredded American Cheese, and Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls. Comparing those 4 items from the original recipe to the lightened up recipe there was a calorie savings of 245 calories and 2 carbs. That's the individual count among those ingredients. So this is just one recipe example of the calories and carbs you can cut by using healthier ingredients. I also added in a few dashes of Ground Cinnamon and frank's Hot Sauce. I always try to add Cinnamon, a great natural for controlling diabetes. My lighter recipe version for this follows.

Prep Time: 15 Min
Total Time: 30 Min
Makes: 6

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cans (15 oz each) Hormel Turkey Chili With Beans
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon, (Optional)
3 Dashes Frank's Hot Sauce, (Optional)
8 Ball Park Smoked White Turkey Franks, Sliced
1 1/2 Cups Kraft 2% Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese (6 oz)
1 Can (8 oz) Pillsbury Refrigerated Reduced Fat Crescent Dinner Rolls
1 Tablespoon Sesame Seed


DIRECTIONS:

    * In 2-quart saucepan, mix Chili, Cinnamon, Frank's Hot Sauce, and sliced Turkey Franks. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Spoon chili mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish; sprinkle with cheese.
    * Separate or cut dough into 4 long rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Place on top of chili mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seed.
    * Bake at 375°F 15 to 20 minutes.