Looking for an easy appetizer or light lunch idea? This ham and spinach pinwheel appetizer recipe cooks in less than 30 minutes and is simple to serve.
You only need four ingredients to make these fun pinwheels. The kids love them too! They are a great way to get more veggies in their diets.

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Start your next Party with this Ham and Spinach Pinwheel Appetizer Recipe
To make the recipe, you will need just 4 ingredients
- 1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls
- 6 tablespoons of Laughing Cow French onion cheese
- 6 slices of cooked, thinly sliced deli ham
- 28 leaves of fresh spinach
Making the pinwheels is easy as can be. Use crescent roll dough to make four triangles, then layer with your ingredients.

Roll the dough and layers into sausage-shaped bundles. Pinch the dough so that it holds.

Then, slice into 3/4 inch pinwheels and bake. What could be easier?

About 15-18 minutes in the oven until golden brown, and serve.

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Ham and Spinach Pinwheel Appetizer Recipe
These tasty ham and spinach pinwheels make a great party appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls
- 6 tablespoons of Laughing Cow French onion cheese
- 8 thin slices of cooked deli ham
- 24 leaves of fresh spinach
Instructions
- Start by pre-heating the oven to 350° F (180° C).
- Separate the crescent roll dough into 4 rectangles and press the perforations to seal.
- Spread the rectangles with the Laughing Cow cheese to within 1/4 inch of the edges.
- Layer with the ham and then the spinach.
- Starting at one side of your rectangle, roll up each piece of dough.
- Press the edges to seal.
- Cut each roll into 6 slices, trimming the edge pieces so they will sit flat on the cookie sheet.
- Place the cut triangles on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1 pinwheelAmount Per Serving: Calories: 42Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 153mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 3g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.

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