Turkey-Provolone Pinwheels

[eelo]

I use turkey bacon and turkey sausage in a lot of recipes. It's better for you (less salt, lots less fat) and it's cheap. This is a quick appetizer that tastes good but won't fill you up.

1 can crescent rolls
4-6 slices provolone, thin-sliced from the deli
6 pieces turkey bacon

Open the crescent rolls into a rectangle; do not separate at the perforations. Starting at one side, lay the turkey bacon strips across the short width of the dough, starting close at one side and leavign a little room at the other side. Bacon strips should be close together, but not overlapping each other. They'll also stick out off one side. Lay the provolone slices over the bacon strips, trying not to overlap. You can take smaller pieces of cheese and put it in the empty areas, if you life.

Starting at the short end where the bacon is closest to the edge, roll the dough back up jelly-roll style. It's okay if it starts to separate a little at the perforations. When it looks like a log, cut the excess turkey bacon off (that's hanging out one side) , and cut roll into 1-inch slices. Lay the slices down flat on a greades baking sheet, sprinkle with the bacon pieces that were cut off the side, and cook according to directions for the crescent rolls. (usually 375 for 13-15 minutes)

This won't work with regular bacon- it's too greasy and will make a mess because the melting cheese will get mixed up with the bacon grease.

[Purpur]

that sounds very yummy! I wonder if my picky eater would like them.....hmmmm

[eelo]

Originally Posted by lovesbelugas that sounds very yummy! I wonder if my picky eater would like them.....hmmmm

I bet s/he'd like to help make them! They're soooo easy. And provolone and turkey bacon are relatively mild flavors, so it's not something that will jump out and grab ya.

[Purpur]

he likes cheese.....any type of cheese....and bread....and I don't see why he wouldn't like turkey bacon! I'll try these next paycheck and see!!

[eelo]

Originally Posted by lovesbelugas he likes cheese.....any type of cheese....and bread....and I don't see why he wouldn't like turkey bacon! I'll try these next paycheck and see!!

Turkey bacon, turkey sausage... super, super cheap, and soooo much better for you than regular bacon or sausage. It the commissary it's like $1.50 for a pound of turkey bacon! You just have to keep in mind that it cooks up differently from regular bacon- it's faster, because it's all meat (the white part is white meat, not fat), and it looks flatter. But it's really, really good stuff.

[Heather]

That sounds good. Is there a brand of turkey bacon that is better than other brands? I bought turkey bacon once it was like trying to cook turkey lunch meat. Its was awful.

[eelo]

Originally Posted by Heather That sounds good. Is there a brand of turkey bacon that is better than other brands? I bought turkey bacon once it was like trying to cook turkey lunch meat. Its was awful.

I've been pretty pleased with the Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich brand.