"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - Crescent Zucchini Pie

"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - Crescent Zucchini Pie    MONDAY

This week's "Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week is - Crescent Zucchini Pie. Zucchini like you've never had before, baked in Crescent Rolls into a pie! Along with the Zucchini you'll add; Onion, Mushrooms, Eggs, Italian Seasoning, Dijon Mustard, and 2 types of Cheese. Bake for about 25 minutes and done. It's 132 calories and 7 net carbs per serving! No Meat needed here! The recipe comes from one of my favorite recipe sites, CooksRecipes. The Cooks site has a huge selection of recipes to please all tastes, diets, and cuisines. Enjoy and Eat Healthy through the Holidays!  https://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html

Crescent Zucchini Pie

Recipe Ingredients:
1 (8-ounce) container refrigerated crescent rolls

2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
3 cups thinly sliced zucchini
1 cup chopped onion
1 (4-ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Cooking Directions:
1 - Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2 - Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray.
3 - Separate crescent rolls into eight triangles and arrange in the pie dish with points toward center. Press to seal seams.
4 - In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter (or heat oil if using oil); add the zucchini, onions and mushrooms, and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
5 - In a large bowl, beat together eggs, Italian seasoning and mustard; beat to mix.
6 - Add vegetables to egg mixture, mixing thoroughly; pour over crust.
7 - Bake pie until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Makes 5 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/5 of recipe): Calories: 132; Total Fat: 6g; Saturated Fat: 2g; Cholesterol: 214mg; Total Carbs: 10g; Fiber: 3g; Protein: 9g; Sodium: 93mg.

https://www.cooksrecipes.com/mless/crescent_zucchini_pie_recipe.html

Savory Crescent Turkey Squares

Here's a great idea for that Turkey that's leftover from the Holidays, Savory Crescent Turkey Squares. You can prepare it by using leftover Jennie - O Turkey or by using the  JENNIE-O® Turkey Breast Roast. Find this recipe at the Jennie - O website (http://www.jennieo.com/)  along with all the other healthy and delicious recipes!

Savory Crescent Turkey Squares

Ingredients
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons butter, divided, softened
2 cups cubed JENNIE-O® Turkey Breast Roast
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon chopped onion
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
1 (8-ounce) can refrigerated crescent roll dough
½ cup seasoned croutons, crushed
Directions
1 - Heat oven to 350°F.

2 - In bowl, combine cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter. Stir until smooth. Add turkey, milk, onion, salt and pepper; mix together.

3 - Separate dough into 4 rectangles, sealing perforations. Spoon turkey mixture on one end of rectangle. Fold other end of dough over filling. Seal edges with fork. Place on baking pan. Brush tops with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Sprinkle with crushed croutons.

4 - Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutritional Information

Calories 410 Fat 19g
Protein 35g Cholesterol 90mg
Carbohydrates 27g Sodium 960mg
Fiber 0g Saturated Fat 9g
Sugars 6g

http://www.jennieo.com/recipes/237-Savory-Crescent-Turkey-Squares

Jennie - O Turkey Bacon Breakfast Bake

A Breakfast treat from the Jennie - O website, Enjoy!   http://www.jennieo.com/


Turkey Bacon Breakfast Bake


Ingredients
1 (8-ounce) can crescent roll dough

3 cups shredded frozen hash browns, thawed
3 cups egg substitute or 12 eggs
6 slices JENNIE-O® Turkey Bacon, cooked and chopped
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions
* Heat oven to 350°F. Cook turkey bacon as specified on the package; set aside. Spray 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Place crescent roll dough in bottom of pan, pinching seams together to seal.

* Spread hash browns over dough. In mixing bowl, whisk eggs and pour over hash browns. Top with crumbled bacon. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until set. Sprinkle cheese over top and return to oven until melted.

Nutritional Information
Calories 140 Fat 5g
Protein 8g Cholesterol 5mg
Carbohydrates 18g Sodium 330mg
Fiber 1g Saturated Fat 2g
Sugars 1g


http://www.jennieo.com/recipes/619-Turkey-Bacon-Breakfast-Bake

Lit'l Smokies® Mummy Dogs

A great Halloween treat! I added Turkey Lit'l Smokies and Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls in the recipe to cut even more calories and carbs. This is from the Hillshire Farm
web site.

Lit'l Smokies® Mummy Dogs
Total Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ready to do the Monster Mash this Halloween? Well here's a snack the kids will love! Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokes® all wrapped up for their trip straight to your mouth. Add ketchup for that extra effect!
Ingredients
    * 32 Hillshire Farm® Turkey Lit'l Smokies®
      1 Can (8 ounces) refrigerated Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls
      Mustard or Ketchup, if desired

Directions:
   1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
   2. Unroll dough, separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal.
   3. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 8 strips with a knife or pizza cutter, making a total of 32 strips. Wrap one strip of dough around each sausage stretching dough slightly to look like bandages.   Leave tip of sausage exposed to create face.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
   4. Bake 10-13 minutes or until golden brown. Draw features with mustard on tip of sausage to create face.  Serve with mustard and ketchup, if desired.