Mozzarella Crescent Ring

Was too hungry to take pretty pictures after the ring was ready !

Ingredients :

2 tubes refrigerated Crescent roll dough ** (8 ounces each)

5 Mozzarella sticks string cheese **

3/4 cup shredded cheese

1 bell pepper, finely chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

1 jalapeno, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 cup corn kernels

1/2 cup sun-dried tomato pesto **

1 tbsp olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Serves : 6 
Prep Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 25 minutes


Directions :

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
2. Unroll the crescent dough and separate the triangles from each other. On a large round baking stone, arrange the triangles in a way where the thicker ends are overlapping each other, and the thin points are extending away from the center of the circle.3.  In a pan heat  olive oil. Saute garlic , add in all the veggies and cook them for a couple of minutes until they are partly cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Spread pesto on the crescent dough. 
5. Cut each string into three equal pieces and arrange it on the ring as shown in picture.
6. Spread the veggie mixture on the ring followed by a good sprinkling of shredded cheese. Roll the dough tips over the mix.
7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.

**Note :

1. Crescent rolls are also called as Refrigerated Croissant dough. It is packed in a cardboard can with metal top and bottom and you basically twist it open. It is found in the fridge section with pastry / biscuit , cookie doughs. 
2. If you don't have strings of cheese you can replace them with chopped cheese cubes. 
3. You can use any kind of pesto sauce sauce or thick pasta sauce as a spread.