Description
These Beef and Mushroom Crescent Cups are bite-sized appetizers filled with seasoned beef, mushrooms, and melted cheese wrapped in flaky dough. They are easy to make and perfect for parties or snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (8 oz / 225g) refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 250 g ground beef
- 1 cup mushrooms (finely chopped)
- ½ small onion (finely diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp dried thyme (optional)
- ¼ cup cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup shredded cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or mix)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Lightly grease a muffin tin (8 cups).
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles.
- Press each piece into a muffin cup, forming a small “cup.”
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add onion and cook for 2–3 minutes until soft.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned (5–6 minutes).
- Mix in mushrooms and cook until moisture evaporates (3–4 minutes).
- Season with salt, pepper, paprika, and thyme.
- Lower heat and stir in cream cheese until melted and combined.
- Remove from heat.
- Spoon the beef mixture into each dough cup.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until the dough is golden and the cheese is melted.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- These can be made ahead and reheated.
- Try different cheese blends for variety.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: beef, mushroom, crescent rolls, appetizer, easy recipe