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These Cheesy Spinach Roll Ups are crescent rolls stuffed with spinach and cheese make for a quick and simple lunch, dinner or appetizer!
We use crescent rolls for so many quick and easy dinner ideas—in fact, our ham and cheese roll ups are just like these spinach rolls, but filled with meat and cheese instead!
Kid-Friendly Spinach Rolls
Many kids do not like spinach, but we wanted to try and introduce our love for it to my children. We knew it would be a little difficult, but I think these Cheesy Spinach Roll Ups did the trick!
These Spinach Roll Ups are simple, and oh so cheesy. Not to mention the filling is all wrapped up in a buttery crescent roll! What’s not to love about that?!
The kids were hesitant when they saw the “green stuff” in the middle, but most of them liked it. I’d be lying if I said all of them did – some of my kids are just way too stubborn. The hubby and I LOVED them though, and I’m considering this recipe a success since at least a few of the kids happily ate it!
JUST 5 INGREDIENTS!
Like I said before, this recipe is SO simple! The filling for the spinach roll ups only requires FIVE ingredients:
- chopped spinach
- mozzarella cheese
- parmesan cheese
- cream cheese
- egg
Just mix the spinach, cheese and egg yolk in a medium bowl until they are well combined. Open the can of crescent rolls and lay each triangle out on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
Spoon a little bit of the spinach mixture onto each crescent triangle and roll it up like you would a crescent. Brush the tops of the rolls with egg white and bake at 375° for 14 – 16 minutes. Serve warm!
Make ahead and store
You can make the filling ahead of time and store it in the fridge to be added to the crescent rolls and baked the next day. I suggest not preparing these more than one day in advance.
Place any leftovers in an airtight container or in a ziplock bag and store them in the fridge for 3-4 days.
I think these taste best prepared and served the same day but they can be frozen. To freeze them, prepare and bake them normally, then let them cool.
Once they are cooled freeze them for 1-2 hours on the pan so they can freeze separately and not get stuck together once they are stored. When they are frozen, place them all in a ziplock bag or an airtight container and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Reheat them in the oven on low or in the microwave.
For more delicious recipes using crescent rolls:
Spinach Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 oz spinach frozen, thawed and drained, chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup cream cheese softened
- 1 egg seperated
- 8 oz crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Mix spinach, cheese and egg yolk in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Open can of crescent rolls and lay each triangle out on a foil lined cookie sheet.
- Spoon a little of spinach mixture onto each crescent triangle and roll up.
- Brush tops of rolls with egg white and bake for 14 – 16 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe adapted from KRAFT Foods.
I have a found a new favorite recipe using spinach! They were so cheesy & tasty!! My kids even finished them, which is a big deal!
Can u use fresh spinach instead of frozen?
Yes, just make sure to cook it down and squeeze out any excess liquid before adding to the filling.
Wonder if you could use, or anyone has used, a pre-made spinach artichoke dip for filling? These look delicious but don’t have all ingredients on hand – do have the crescents and dip in my fridge. Just sounds so good. Thanks!!
I haven’t tried using a dip before, but I imagine it could totally work! If you make them with the dip, you’ll have to let us know how it turns out. 🙂
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Super easy and delicious! I used fresh spinach instead of frozen and only had chive cream cheese on hand (also added a little salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder) but theh came out perfect!
That sounds perfect! Thank you for sharing that!
So simple and so amazing! I could eat this whole batch in one sitting… I used trader Joe’s almond milk mozarella because I’m dairy free and it was perfect
So, could I!! Glad you agree 🙂 Thank you!
Could I use Fresh Spinach?
Yes, you sure could 🙂
Hi Kristyn, sounds easy & Delish… If you use flour tortillas & make roll ups, would you need to bake any since it does have egg yolk? Tia, have a great fun day
hOLY COW! these are amazing! I love cheesy spinach recipes!
I WANT TO MAKE THIS FOR THANKSGIVING TOMORROW. cAN I PREP THEM TONIGHT AND BAKE THEM TOMORROW? SHOULD I WAIT TO PUT THE EGG WASH ON UNTIL TOMORROW? THANK YOU!
Yes, you could & I would wait to put the egg wash on until ready to bake 🙂 Enjoy!!
Can you freeze these or refrigerate them for later? If so, how long do they last? Thanks!
I am sure you could 🙂 I personally haven’t tried, but if they are in the freezer, they’d last a lot longer than the fridge. I wouldn’t keep them more than a week in the fridge. Hope that helps you. Let me know what you think 🙂