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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!

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.
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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
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