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Ham and Cheese Croissant

Teresa Ambra

This breakfast Ham and Cheese Croissant is outstanding. It’s made with crescent rolls so it’s a lot easier than making homemade dough from scratch. The filling includes diced ham, Swiss cheese, spinach, onion and tomatoes. It’s the perfect breakfast dish for holidays or company since everyone always loves it!

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Back in December we had a “Breakfast For Dinner” night with our Friday night care group. I had been wanting to make this recipe for years and finally had an occasion to serve it. I cooked up a spiral cut ham the week before Thanksgiving and froze all the leftovers. I made up a Ham and Scalloped Sweet Potatoes, a Navy Bean Soup and this delicious recipe with the ham left over from that potluck.

I got rave reviews over this recipe. Everyone LOVED it! Bar none. The Swiss cheese melted on top made it gooey and cheesy which elevated it in everyone’s opinion. It’s just one of those recipes that you enjoy eating.

Years ago, I served on the school board at our church’s Christian school. We were having a Saturday breakfast meeting and the Headmaster brought this fabulous entree. She made quite a few things that morning and everything was gobbled up pronto! I tracked her down for the recipe and had it in the email section on my phone for a long time. I forgot about it. Then, about six months ago, when I was going through old emails and deleting them, I saw the recipe and made sure it got into my cookbook.

This is not a recipe you want to forget about. Ham and Cheese Croissant is so good that it should be made frequently! I do recommend that you do your level best to squeeze all the water out of the spinach before you make it. I pressed the spinach through a colander. Then, I squeezed it again in my hands before I was satisfied that most of the water was removed. Otherwise the recipe may get soupy.

I highly recommend Ham and Cheese Croissant for holidays–especially Easter or Father’s Day. Since it’s got a lot of protein guys really like it. That was sure the case when I served it a few months ago. Give this Ham and Cheese Croissant a try and you’ll see what everyone was raving about too.

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Ham and Cheese Croissant is the perfect breakfast croissant for company.

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Every bite of this croissant is mouthwatering.

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This side view shows you how cheesy this Ham and Cheese Croissant is.

Here’w what I did.

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I used these ingredients.

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Reserve about 5 slices of the cheese for the top. Dice up the ham and remaining Swiss cheese in very small pieces.

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Add onion, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and thawed spinach that has the water squeezed out of it very well.

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Stir ingredients with a spoon to combine really well.

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Unroll the crescent rolls into triangles. Place on a greased cookie sheet overlapping the dough almost like a sunflower.

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Heap the ham mixture into the center of the dough.

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Place remaining Swiss cheese slices on top of the ham mixture.

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Place sliced tomatoes on top of the cheese.

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Wrap end pieces of crescent roll over top in rotating fashion so the dough overlaps slightly.

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Brush egg white on top of crescent roll dough.

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Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes until golden brown.

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Cut croissant into about eight pieces for serving.

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The melted cheese on top of the ham mixture adds cheesy, gooey deliciousness to this breakfast entree.

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Ham and Cheese Croissant is great for holidays like Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, along with holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving.

Here’s the recipe.

HAM AND CHEESE CROISSANT

(Recipe adapted from Julie Weyand, when she was Administrator at Ovilla Christian School, Ovilla, TX)

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Ham and Cheese Croissant

Teresa Ambra
This amazing Ham and Cheese Croissant is filled with ham, Swiss cheese, spinach and tomatoes. It's cheesy and gooey and rolled up in crescent rolls making it super easy and delicious. It's terrific for holiday breakfasts like Easter, Mother's Day or Father's Day.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Pork Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 511 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large cookie sheet pan
  • 1 sharp knife to dice ham and part of the cheese
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 16 oz. sliced ham (I used 2 cups leftover ham from a spiral cut ham)
  • 10 oz. bag spinach thawed, chopped (Be sure to squeeze out as much of the water as possible!)
  • 8 oz. pkg. Swiss cheese sliced (leave out 5 slices for the top)
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 tsp. Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 roma tomatoes sliced
  • 1 egg white (discard egg yolk)

Instructions
 

  • Dice ham and all but five slices of the cheese very fine.
  • Put mixture into a large bowl.
  • Add chopped onions, spinach, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper.
  • Mix well.
  • Unroll crescent rolls and overlap to form a circle with long narrow part of the crescent away from the middle.
  • (It's shaped like a sunflower).
  • Arrange meat mixture in the center.
  • Layer cheese slices on top.
  • Place tomato slices on top of cheese slices.
  • Pull crescent dough over and tuck inside the croissant.
  • Seal edges well.
  • Brush with egg white wash.
  • Bake approximately 45 minutes or until golden brown at 350°.

Notes

NOTE: You must squeeze as much water out of the spinach before using or the croissant will be soupy.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 24gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 1488mgPotassium: 437mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3692IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 296mgIron: 2mg
Keyword breakfast, breakfast casserole, brunch, cheese, ham, pork, spinach, tomatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Ham and Cheese Croissant | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fabulous #breakfast #croissant is perfect for #holidays or company. It's filled with #ham, #Swisscheese, #spinach & #tomatoes. It's so mouthwatering you won't be able to stop eating!

This delicious croissant will have you salivating!

Ham and Cheese Croissant | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fabulous #breakfast #croissant is perfect for #holidays or company. It's filled with #ham, #Swisscheese, #spinach & #tomatoes. It's so mouthwatering you won't be able to stop eating!

Give this croissant a try and your family will be raving about it too!

Ham and Cheese Croissant | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fabulous #breakfast #croissant is perfect for #holidays or company. It's filled with #ham, #Swisscheese, #spinach & #tomatoes. It's so mouthwatering you won't be able to stop eating!

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Ham and Cheese Croissant

Teresa Ambra
This amazing Ham and Cheese Croissant is filled with ham, Swiss cheese, spinach and tomatoes. It's cheesy and gooey and rolled up in crescent rolls making it super easy and delicious. It's terrific for holiday breakfasts like Easter, Mother's Day or Father's Day.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Pork Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 511 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large cookie sheet pan
  • 1 sharp knife to dice ham and part of the cheese
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 16 oz. sliced ham (I used 2 cups leftover ham from a spiral cut ham)
  • 10 oz. bag spinach thawed, chopped (Be sure to squeeze out as much of the water as possible!)
  • 8 oz. pkg. Swiss cheese sliced (leave out 5 slices for the top)
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 tsp. Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 roma tomatoes sliced
  • 1 egg white (discard egg yolk)

Instructions
 

  • Dice ham and all but five slices of the cheese very fine.
  • Put mixture into a large bowl.
  • Add chopped onions, spinach, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper.
  • Mix well.
  • Unroll crescent rolls and overlap to form a circle with long narrow part of the crescent away from the middle.
  • (It’s shaped like a sunflower).
  • Arrange meat mixture in the center.
  • Layer cheese slices on top.
  • Place tomato slices on top of cheese slices.
  • Pull crescent dough over and tuck inside the croissant.
  • Seal edges well.
  • Brush with egg white wash.
  • Bake approximately 45 minutes or until golden brown at 350°.

Notes

NOTE: You must squeeze as much water out of the spinach before using or the croissant will be soupy.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 24gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 1488mgPotassium: 437mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3692IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 296mgIron: 2mg
Keyword breakfast, breakfast casserole, brunch, cheese, ham, pork, spinach, tomatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

2 Comments

  • norma

    January 29, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    Can not wait to try these recipe, they look delicious. Thanks for sharing your amazing recipes. The ham has to be cooked or uncooked, please let me know.

    1. Teresa

      January 30, 2018 at 12:08 pm

      Hi, Norma. The ham is pre-cooked. You can use leftover ham from a spiral cut ham, or diced pre-packaged ham in a package. So glad you enjoy my recipes. 🙂

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