Soon to be a family favorite, these cheesy garlic crescent rolls are made in just 20 minutes and use everyday ingredients!
Soft, buttery crescent rolls are brushed with an insanely flavorful garlic and herb butter, baked with gooey mozzarella cheese, and topped off with another brush of the garlic butter! Simply put, you NEED these crescent rolls in your life!
This crescent rolls recipe isn’t actually new… back in 2014 when I started this little blog, it was part of one of the first few posts. I can’t even believe it was THAT long ago! My how the time has flown! If you’ve been a reader since the beginning, first of all thank you so much!, and secondly, I’m sorry for the repost, but at least you get to look at some pretty new photos.
Of course, everyone has different tastes, but my kids DEVOUR these crescent rolls. I mean, for our family of 4, I have to use 2 cans of rolls, and the kids are still asking for more! Sometimes I add some mini pepperoni and serve some marinara on the side and they transform into a perfect little 2-bite pizza!
WHAT IF I DON’T LIKE SO MUCH GARLIC?
That’s the best part about this recipe (or most cooking recipes actually)… you can totally adjust it to your tastes! We’re garlic fanatics here, so I make ours pretty garlicky. To make the garlic pieces small enough (so you’re not biting down on a big chunk), I either grate the garlic with my microplane grater, use my garlic press, and sometimes I buy the tubes of garlic paste from my store’s produce department. You could also mince away with your knife if you’d like, but the other options are faster 🙂
WHAT OTHER INGREDIENTS CAN I ADD INSIDE THE ROLLS?
Whatever you’d like!! I mentioned above that sometimes I add some mini pepperonis and make them pizza flavored, but you could really add just about anything you’d like. Here are a few of my favorites:
- Pepperoni (mini or regular size work best)
- Browned Italian sausage
- Sauteed onions and peppers
- Different types of cheese (any kind you like – although soft cheeses like blue cheese probably wouldn’t work too well)
- Chopped cooked meatballs
- Cooked and crumbled bacon
CAN I USE FRESH HERBS INSTEAD OF DRIED?
Absolutely!! I like to use dried here because that’s what most people have on hand. For a food blogger, having multiple containers of fresh herbs at all times is par for the course, but I know not everyone is like that. To swap in fresh herbs for dried, you’ll want to use about double the amounts (since dried herbs are more potent). As with most things, I like to garnish these crescent rolls with a little sprinkle of fresh parsley, but that’s optional.
We love to serve these alongside this soup, but they’re great served with a fresh salad for a light meatless dinner too!
I hope you guys give these a try, they’re so rich, buttery and FULL of flavor, I know you’ll love them!!
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TOOLS USED FOR THIS RECIPE:
- Microplane – this is not only for zesting citrus, it’s great for getting super small pieces of garlic!
- Parchment paper – never have to cut a piece down to size again!
- Gloves – between the melted butter and crescent rolls themselves, things can get a bit greasy… I love to use these to prep!
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Ingredients
- 2 - 8 oz cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 8 pieces mozzarella string cheese, halved across to make 2 short sticks
- 6 Tbsp salted butter, melted
- 4-5 cloves garlic, grated or finely minced
- 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine melted butter with Italian seasoning, garlic, parsley and basil.
- Unroll crescent rolls and separate into triangles. Brush with garlic butter mixture, reserving some to brush on tops of assembled rolls. Place halved string cheese at widest end, and roll up (tucking in the edges to seal).
- Brush tops with more garlic butter. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
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christine cravens says
I haven’t tried this (YET)…. but can I just say I love Amanda and ALL of her recipes
Aimee Engen says
Great recipe and concept, ended up making a batch of these and a batch with marshmallow and nutella using the same method🤗
Kris W. says
Quick, easy, and just as Delilah they look!!
Nicole Petersen says
Question…..can I substitute the mozzarella string cheese for shredded mozzarella cheese and if so how much would you use?
The Chunky Chef says
This recipe actually uses mozzarella string cheese 🙂
Emma says
I think this person may have been asking to use shredded instead! Hehe
Great recipe 🙂 thanks
The Chunky Chef says
Ahhh, I completely read that comment the other way around 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Sherrie says
Absolutely wonderful! Can’t wait to make them again. Just perfect
Deidra says
My boyfriend wouldn’t stop asking for 2nds/3rds /4ths…(That’s rare for him). Thank You so much!!!! ♥️♥️♥️ P. S. I accidentally used Pizza crust.. just needed 5more min but was soooooooo good!
JB says
Delicious! Next time I’ll make twice as many! They were gobbled up!
Diana says
It was delicious and my family would like me to make it again.
I would just add more garlic.
Jason Bowers says
Very nice
Rebecca Wasserman says
Do you have an idea of how to convert this to air fryer? I don’t have an oven available.
Shelia says
How well do these reheat.
Barbara H says
These were great! Easy and delicious
Dawn says
Amazing! So easy and delicious! Everyone raves about them.
Barbara Gleason says
I’m curious if you can make these and freeze to bake later?
The Chunky Chef says
I haven’t tested the recipe that way, so I can’t say for certain, but if you try it, I’d love to know how it turns out!
Ami says
So yummy! My sons new favorite garlic bread! They’re best fresh, didn’t reheat well. Making them again tonight. Well, my son is 😍 fun and easy to make
Stacey says
I just made these and they were so good!
Julia @ Happy Foods Tube says
Amanda, no wonder your kids are asking for more! The rolls look delish!
Chrissie Baker says
“What if I don’t like so much garlic?” Who would ever say that!?? 🙂 Seriously though, these look SO unbelievably good!!
Delaney | Melanie Makes says
I would love to have one of these rolls right now!
Steve says
Wow these look good… and the photography is top notch!