Kraft Appetizer Recipes - Make Ahead Spinach Phyllo Roll-Ups

If you follow our blogs you know that we absolutely love the Kraft appetizer recipes. These quick easy appetizers use only a few ingredients and give detailed step by step instructions that even the most beginner of cooks can easily follow.

If you are not comfortable navigating around the kitchen and literally get weak in the knees at the thought of cooking when your guests are present, then these Kraft make ahead appetizers are the perfect solution for you. These easy to make appetizers can be assembled up to 3 months prior to your party. Simply dethaw overnight, and when your guests arrive, bake and serve - stress free entertaining at its best!!

Courtesy of Kraft Kitchens, we bring you one of Kraft's great appetizer recipes for:

Make Ahead Spinach Phyllo Roll-Ups

Ingredients:
1 egg, beaten
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Garden Vegetable 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese
4 green onions, finely chopped
15 sheets frozen phyllo (14x9 inch), thawed
1/3 cup butter, melted

Directions:
MIX first 5 ingredients until well blended; set aside. Brush 1 phyllo sheet lightly with butter; top with 2 more phyllo sheets, lightly brushing each layer with some of the remaining butter. Place remaining phyllo between sheets of plastic wrap; set aside.
SPREAD 1/5 of the spinach mixture along 1 short side of phyllo stack; fold in both long sides then roll up, starting at 1 of the short sides to make log. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets and spinach mixture to make 4 more logs. Brush with remaining butter. Make small cuts in tops of logs at 1-inch intervals. Place in large freezer-weight resealable plastic bags or wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
FREEZE up to 3 months. When ready to bake, remove desired number of logs from freezer. Refrigerate, tightly wrapped, several hours or overnight until thawed. Place on baking sheet. Bake in 375°F-oven for 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheet 5 min.; transfer to cutting board. Use serrated knife to cut each log into 6 slices.

Kraft Kitchens Tips
Storage Know-How
Leftover phyllo sheets can be wrapped tightly and refrozen.
How to Prepare with 18x14-inch Phyllo Sheets
Use a total of 9 phyllo sheets, spreading 1/3 of the filling on each stack of 3 sheets and rolling up each stack to make a total of 3 logs. Freeze and bake as directed. Cut each log into 10 slices to serve.
Variation
Omit butter. Spray phyllo sheets with cooking spay instead of brushing with the melted butter.

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