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Beef and Blue Cheese Bites

I love a nice tender steak topped with crumbled blue cheese. That got me thinking about how to make a recipe to get close to that flavor yet enjoyable for the kids and used what I had on hand. By the time I got it in the oven, I was really craving that meaty blue cheese flavor and crossing my fingers it was going to turn out like I wanted. I’m very happy to report that this is completely delicious. I made large ones with a regular muffin tin and smaller ones with a mini muffin tin. They were better as bite size sides or appetizers, but I wouldn’t have complained to eat just those for dinner! The kids loved them, but I did have to call them muffins.

Beef and Blue Cheese Bites

Tasty appetizer or side dish!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Servings - 24 bites

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 15 oz Ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 Tbsp dried basil
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
  • 2 cans crescent roll dough
  • 1/3 cup Blue Cheese

Instructions

  • Cook the hamburger with the Worcestershire sauce and garlic, drain & set aside.
  • Combine all other ingredients except the crescent rolls in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
  • Press the crescent rolls together to form squares and then pat to thin it out.
  • Cut out small squares with a knife to barely fit inside a greased mini muffin pan.
  • Add hamburger mixture to cheese mixture and stir, then place by tsp onto the dough in the muffin pan.
  • Place 2 or 3 Blue Cheese crumbles on top of each. (A little Blue Cheese goes a long way!)
  • Bake at 350 for 15-16 minutes (until browned).