Swiss Spinach Strudel

Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 1 egg


• 1 (8 ounce) container chive & onion cream cheese


• 1 (9 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain


• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper


• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg


• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes


• 1 (8 ounce) pillsbury refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls or 1 (8 ounce) regular refrigerated crescent dinner rolls


• 1/4 cup sliced almonds


• olive oil flavored cooking spray or regular cooking spray


• 2 tablespoons italian style breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f.


• 2 beat eggs in large bowl.


• 3 add spinach, swiss cheese, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and nutmeg; mix well.


• 4 unroll dough onto ungreased cookie sheet.


• 5 press to form 12x8" rectangles; firmly pressing peroforations to seal.


• 6 spoon and spread spinach mix lengthwise on half of dough.


• 7 sprinkle with almonds.


• 8 fold untopped half of dough over filling; press edges & ends to seal.


• 9 spray top of dough with cooking spray.


• 10 sprinkle with bread crumbs.


• 11 bake 18-24 minutes ot until deep golden brown.


• 12 cool 5 minutes.


• 13 cut crosswise into slices.