Chorizo Party Appetizers

Name: Chorizo Party Appetizers
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rounds (8 Count); 1/2 lb Mexican chorizo pork sausage links or bulk sausage; 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil; 1/2 peeled mango, cut in 8 thin slices; 2 oz Gouda cheese, shredded (1/2 cup); 1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeño chile; 2 tablespoons finely chopped roasted red bell pepper (from a jar)

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By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated Jul 2, 2013

Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013

Victoria Potts
Hershey, Pennsylvania

Chorizo Party Appetizers

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Prep Time 25 min
Total 25 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 8

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Ingredients

1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rounds (8 Count)
1/2 lb Mexican chorizo pork sausage links or bulk sausage
1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
1/2 peeled mango, cut in 8 thin slices
2 oz Gouda cheese, shredded (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeño chile
2 tablespoons finely chopped roasted red bell pepper (from a jar)

Make With

Pillsbury Crescents

Instructions

Step
1

Heat oven to 375°F. Bake crescent rounds as directed on can. Remove from oven. Immediately, press back of soup spoon in center of each round to make an indentation. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
Step
2

Meanwhile, remove casings from sausage. In 10-inch skillet, break up sausage; cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked. Drain. Set aside.
Step
3

In 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mango slices; cook 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until hot. Drain on paper towels.
Step
4

Fill each baked crescent round with one heaping tablespoon sausage; press in lightly. Top with cheese and mango. Bake 5 to 6 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Step
5

Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix chile and roasted pepper. Sprinkle chile mixture over appetizers. Serve warm.

Nutrition

230 Calories

16g Total Fat

6g Protein

15g Total Carbohydrate

3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 230

Calories from Fat: 150

Total Fat: 16g; 25%

Saturated Fat: 5g; 24%

Trans Fat: 1 1/2g

Cholesterol: 20mg; 6%

Sodium: 380mg; 16%

Potassium: 85mg; 2%

Total Carbohydrate: 15g; 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 3g

Protein: 6g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%; 6%

Vitamin C: 8%; 8%

Calcium: 6%; 6%

Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

1 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; 2 1/2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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