Beefy Spinach Crescent Loaf
Posted on May 24th, 2007 10:04 pm
I was in the mood for some comfort food and this is what I came up with! Actually, it worked too well as a comfort food because I couldn’t stop at one serving. It came out better then I expected, I know that sounds funny but sometimes I just through stuff together not knowing what to expect.
I took two pictures. I wanted you to see what it looked like inside and the whole loaf. It’s kind of pretty, in away.
- 1 package PILLSBURY Crescent Rolls Reduced fat
- Beef, ground, 90% lean meat 4 oz
- About ¼ cup of Tomato paste
- About 1 tsp basil, onion powder, oregano
- About 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 cups of raw spinach (I used about 1/3 of a bag so however much that is)
- 1 small-medium tomato diced
- 2 oz Cheese, mozzarella, part skim milk
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Roll out the crescent rolls on a cookie sheet. Press to seal the perforations. Bake the crescent rectangle in the preheated 375 degree oven for a few minutes. The goal here isn’t to cook it all the way but just enough so it holds together and still rolls nicely.
While it’s cooking brown the ground beef.
Smear the tomatoes paste on the roll and sprinkle with the dry spices. Layer the spinach, ground beef, diced tomatoes and cheese. Start from one end and begin to roll. It’s going to feel like you can’t do it but keep the roll loose. Then let the weight of it hold it together.
Sprinkle the roll with a bit of garlic powder and basil. Bake for about 10-15 minutes.
Makes 4 large servings! Each serving is about 307 calories, 15g of fat, 2g of fiber.
Labels: DinnerIdeas
posted by Roni
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11:33 PM
4 Comments :
15 Original Responses to “Beefy Spinach Crescent Loaf”
on 25 May 2007 at 8:03 am1 Kathy
That looks delish…gotta try it!
on 25 May 2007 at 9:51 am2 Deb
Roni, your site rocks and I love all your receipes! Its amazing how creative you are! Also, almost happy #2 birthday to little man Ryan.
on 25 May 2007 at 11:25 am3 Karlene
This looks so good. Would you say about 7 points per serving?
on 25 May 2007 at 12:23 pm4 Jill
YUM!! that is all that came to mind was “YUM” lol I am going to try this SOON :-)
on 25 May 2007 at 2:51 pm5 jojo
What is the deal with you Roni???? You need airfare or what? I’ll send ya a ticket, whatever you want. Your room is ready. Now get down here to Texas and start cooking for us!!
;-)
Seriously, looks yummy!!!
jojo
on 25 May 2007 at 10:25 pm6 Jessica
Its gorgeous! I’m going to try it without meat. ( It gets a weird flavor when re heated) Looks like a good party food!
on 26 May 2007 at 12:02 am7 Kendall
That looks delicious!
on 29 May 2007 at 10:28 am8 Chris
That looks AWESOME!!!! :)
on 29 May 2007 at 11:14 am9 Andrea
I have been a total lurker for a while —really love the site.
I have been SEARCHING for reduced fat crescent rolls- where do you get them??? I live in a large metro city but still can’t seen to find them
on 29 May 2007 at 8:43 pm10 roni
@Andrea - I just got them in the regular grocery store (giant, weiss, redners). They look just like the regular with a little green strip that says reduced fat. Look close I bet they are there!
Hope that helps!
on 07 Jun 2007 at 1:01 pm11 losin’ 30 by 30 » Crescent Fruit Dessert
[…] I forgot to mention that I made these last night and they were sooooo good I wanted to share! I saw Roni’s recipe for Beefy Spinach Crescent Loaf http://weightwatchen.com/2007/05/24/beefy-spinach-crescent-loaf/ and decided that you could use the same concept with FF cream cheese and fruit. I simply took two of the rolls and kept them together in a square. I filled the square with Fat Free Cream cheese and sugar free cherry pie filling. I folded one end of the square over the filling and sealed it on the edges. Then I sprayed the top with olive oil spray and topped with sweetener. Bake at 350 until golden brown! YUM YUM!!!! […]
on 08 Jun 2007 at 10:04 am12 The last few pounds » Blog Archive
[…] Well, I was down 1/2 a pound this morning. I think the small victories feel better sometimes because I’m more confident that they’ll stick and are actually acurate. Robby made Roni’s Beef and Spinach Crescent Loafs which are kinda like homeade pizza pockets. They were soo good and really hit the spot for me. He put more meat in there by accident, so I added 2 points to my portion to be safe. This weekend I’m going to Austin with a couple girlfriends and we have sworn that we will be ww friendly and split food, so I hope I don’t have a gain on Monday. I’m also receiving my Bento Box in the mail today so I’m going to make an effort to bring fresh lunches 3 times a week so I won’t be as bored with Lean Cuisines and I can get more fresh fruits and veggies in. Also, when I make my own meals, I tend to get more food for the points than frozen meals. Wish me luck this weekend! I can’t promise I won’t eat a snowcone at Barton Springs since I’m sure it will be in the 90’s. […]
on 09 Jun 2007 at 2:01 pm13 Kim S.
Making this tonight! I will be making two, one meat-less for me (not really a fan of ground beef).. and one meat for my husband. Thank you so much for adding the calorie info., I am a counter! Any idea how many calories one serving w/o meat is? Thanks!!
on 09 Jun 2007 at 7:54 pm14 Kim S.
Update: It was great!! I did a no-meat for me, though I thought about adding grilled chicken or turkey pepperoni. I just used extra tomato/spinach and a bit extra cheese. I also added some Parmesan cheese inside and sprinkled some on top as well. Another new favorite, thanks Roni!
on 10 Jun 2007 at 1:34 pm15 deb
Roni.
I made this today with just cheese tomato and hamburger BLAH! Then I added some preggo sauce, YUM! Hubby wants me to make it for breakfast with eggs, sausage and hamburger with sausage gravy?!
This looks so yummy, and I can't wait to try it. I also thought to save time (no browning of the burger) you could add turkey pepperoni instead of the ground beef. Thanks for your great ideas and inspiration.
I made this tonight...it was sooooo good. I added a little onion to mine though instead of onion powder.
Wow...all I can say is YUM!!! I made this tonight for myself and after smelling it, hubby wanted some too. He had a few bites, because he'd already eaten, and said I should make it again. I loved it!!! I will definitely make this again and again. Thank you for another great recipe.
Jana
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