Everything Bagel Pigs in a Blanket are the perfect homemade appetizer for holiday parties or potluck dinners. This recipe is the best because it’s made with crescent roll dough, mini sausages, butter, and everything bagel seasoning. The seasoning is what makes this dish really stand out and be quickly devoured by your friends and family.
Old-fashioned pigs in a blanket are popular but the addition of everything bagel seasoning really levels up this easy-to-make appetizer. It only takes 10 minutes to put this dish together and about 15 more minutes to cook. If you’re looking for something to quickly throw together and still wow the crowd, you’ve found it.
Ingredients:
Crescent rolls: You can buy crescent dough in the refrigerated section of the grocery store next to the pizza and biscuit dough.
Lil’ Smokies: These sausages can be found by the pepperoni slices in the store.
Butter: Unsalted butter will work best here because the sausages are already salty enough.
Everything but the bagel seasoning: This is a pretty popular seasoning and you can find it at Walmart, your local grocery store, or Costco. If you can’t find it in person, you can order online.
How to make everything bagel pigs in a blanket:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate one rectangle made up of two triangle crescent
rolls. Pinch the seam of the triangles together, then roll out the dough until it’s a flat rectangle.
2. Cut the rectangle into one-inch strips, then wrap each strip around a sausage. Place the
wrapped sausages on an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Brush the sausages with melted butter and sprinkle everything but the bagel seasoning on top.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes, until the crescent rolls are golden brown.
Serve immediately.
Tips for Success:
Here are some tips and tricks to make these the best everything bagel pigs in a blanket you’ve ever had:
- You can also use frozen sausages if you need to pull them from the freezer.
- Wrap the sausages in puff pastry instead of crescent dough for a different, puffier texture.
- Use the Lil’ Smokies or Hebrew national brand of sausages for the best results.
- Pillsbury is a great brand of crescent roll dough that is popular at most grocery stores.
- To make this dish gluten-free and keto-friendly, you can substitute the dough for bacon.
How to serve everything bagel pigs in a blanket sausages:
These sausages can be served with other appetizers or with main dishes.
These main dishes pair nicely with pigs in a blanket: Honey Pecan Chicken or Instant Pot Black Pepper Chicken.
You can also eat this appetizer with Easy Beef Stroganoff or Taco Crescent Rolls.
FAQs:
Yes, you can definitely make these sausages in an air fryer or convection microwave. It will save space in the oven for other dishes. The air fryer takes less time to heat up and won’t heat your whole kitchen.
Yes, add a small slice of cheese between the sausage and dough for a melty and rich flavor.
It only takes 13 – 15 minutes to bake.
Everything Bagel Pigs in a Blanket
Everything Bagel Pigs in a Blanket are the perfect homemade appetizer for holiday parties or potluck dinners. This recipe is the best because it’s made with crescent roll dough, mini sausages, butter, and everything bagel seasoning.
Ingredients
- 1 8-count package crescent rolls
- 1 14-ounce package Lit’l Smokies
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons everything but the bagel seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate one rectangle made up of two triangle crescent rolls. Pinch the seam of the triangles together, then roll out the dough until it’s a flat rectangle.
- Cut the rectangle into one-inch strips, then wrap each strip around a sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Brush the sausages with melted butter and sprinkle everything but the bagel seasoning on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes, until the crescent rolls are golden brown. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
28Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 83Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 176mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g
Adelina
Saturday 15th of January 2022
This is a favorite in our house! Although, we use regular size hot dogs when making for lunch. :-) Definitely going to try the mini ones for our next party.