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.