Ham Florentine Mini-Cups

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INGREDIENTS

1

box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain

1/3

cup garlic-and-herbs spreadable cheese

1/4

cup shredded mozzarella cheese (1 oz)

1/4

cup shredded 5-cheese or 6-cheese Italian cheese blend (1 oz)

3

tablespoons freshly grated Pecorino Romano or regular Romano cheese

2

tablespoons finely chopped shallot or onion

1/4

teaspoon garlic powder

1/8

teaspoon salt, if desired

1/8

teaspoon pepper, if desired

1

can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet

24

paper-thin slices (about 4 inch diameter) smoked ham (from two 9-oz packages)*

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, if desired

DIRECTIONS

• 1Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix all ingredients except dough, ham and Parmesan cheese until well blended. Set aside.
• 2Unroll dough. Separate or cut dough into 4 rectangles (if using crescent dough, press perforations to seal). Cut each rectangle into 6 (2-inch) squares. Press 1 square in bottom and up side of each of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups.
• 3Pat each ham slice dry with paper towel. Place 1 ham slice over dough in each cup (edges of ham will be higher than side of cup.) Spoon rounded 1 teaspoon spinach mixture onto ham in center of each cup.
• 4Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is hot. To prevent excessive browning of ham, cover lightly with foil after first 5 minutes of baking. Cool in pan 1 minute. Gently remove from pan; let stand 3 minutes. Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese before serving. Serve warm.

*For recipe success, whole paper-thin slices (about 4 inch diameter) of smoked ham (not shaved ham) are needed so slices can be easily formed into the dough-lined cups.