Green Chili Crescent Poppers

Oh my gosh are these ever deeeelicious! I have made these both at home for the family and also brought them to a dinner and they are devoured by everyone. Everyone likes them; they aren't spicy so kids like them, but they have enough tangy savory flavor that adults can't stop putting them in their mouths ;) This recipe makes 32 poppers. And they go FAST! I say just double the recipe and use your whole can of chilies. They also refrigerate just fine, just zap in the microwave to warm up and snack away.

Ingredients:

1 tube regular Crescent Rolls
1/2 of a 4oz can diced Green Chilies (or jalapenos if you prefer)
3/4 (8 ounce) cube cream cheese, room temperature
1 Tbsp. sugar

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE about 3/4 of the cream cheese, half of the green chilies and 1Tbsp. sugar in a bowl. This is really not spicy at all so if you want them spicy add more green chilies to taste. Set bowl aside.

Open up your tube of crescent rolls and lay out on your cutting board. Separate in half length-wise (two rectangles, 4 triangles each). You are going to make two long rolls. Pinch together all of the perforations and smooth it out. Feel free to use a rolling pin if you wish. Spread half of the cream cheese mixture onto one of the two rectangles. Once you've spread half of the mixture on one of your rectangles, start with the LONG end of the roll, and get to rolling. Remember you want to end up with long skinny rolls. Once it's all rolled up, you will need to cut your log into 16 pinwheels.

Get a sharp knife. I found that refrigerating the rolls for a few minutes and then using a serrated knife worked best for me. Cut your log right in half. Now you should have two logs. Continue cutting the logs in half until you end up with 16 pinwheel poppers. Now repeat with other half of the crescent rolls.

Place poppers on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.

BAKE at 375 degrees about 13 minutes until they are golden brown. Keep an eye on them, as each oven varies.

Recipe courtesy of My Homemade Life