Caramelizing onions brings out their sweetness, a lovely addition to a quiche-like appetizer bite.
Caramelized Onion Puffs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper sauce
- 3/4 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese (3 oz)
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium; add bell pepper. Cook 5 to 7 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and golden brown. Remove from heat.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat eggs. Stir in sour cream, salt and pepper sauce. Stir in cooked onion and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Spoon onion mixture evenly into mini muffin cups.
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Step3Unroll dough into 1 large rectangle; press perforations and edges to seal. Using a 1 1/2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter, cut dough into small rounds. Place dough round on top of onion mixture in each cup. Top with remaining cheese.
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Step4Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and set in center. Cool 5 minutes; run knife around edge of each muffin cup. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
80
Calories
6g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 135mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 20mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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