Ingredients

  • 1 (9 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 13 cup garlic & herb spreadable cheese
  • 14 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 14 cup five-cheese Italian cheese blend, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons romano cheese, freshly grated
  • 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
  • 14 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 18 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 18 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)

Method

  • Heat oven to 375F In medium bowl, mix all ingredients except rolls, ham and Parmesan cheese until well blended.
  • Set aside.
  • Unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles.
  • Firmly press perforations to seal.
  • Cut each rectangle into 6 (2-inch) squares.
  • Press 1 square in bottom and up side of each of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups.
  • 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.)
  • Spoon rounded 1 teaspoon spinach mixture onto ham in center of each cup.
  • 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.
  • Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese before serving if desired and serve warm.