Ham Florentine Mini Cups

Submitted by iewe7726

"From Pillsbury -- looks relatively simple and make a good addition to the holiday buffet :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 24 mini cups

ingredients

• 1 (9 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1⁄3 cup garlic & herb spreadable cheese
• 1⁄4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1⁄4 cup five-cheese Italian cheese blend, shredded
• 3 tablespoons romano cheese, freshly grated
• 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 24 slices smoked ham, paper thin (from two 9-oz packages)
• freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)

directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F In medium bowl, mix all ingredients except rolls, ham and Parmesan cheese until well blended. Set aside.
2. Unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal.
3. Cut each rectangle into 6 (2-inch) squares. Press 1 square in bottom and up side of each of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups.
4. Pat each ham slice dry with paper towel. Place 1 ham slice over dough in each cup (edges of ham will be higher than side of cup.)
5. Spoon rounded 1 teaspoon spinach mixture onto ham in center of each cup.
6. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is hot. To prevent excessive browning of ham, cover lightly with foil after first 5 minutes of baking. Cool in pan 1 minute. Gently remove from pan; let stand 3 minutes.
7. Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese before serving if desired and serve warm.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

Fabulous recipe that is easy to put together and packs a lot of flavor. I didn't have mini muffin cups, so I changed this a bit. I made 12 squares from the dough and used a regular-size muffin pan to make 12 larger cups. It worked out perfectly and still cooked for 14 minutes. I brought 2 for lunch with a side salad, and it was perfect. I will definitely be making this again and, hopefully, will try it in its original appetizer size! Made for ZWT 8.