Simply Delicious

Philly Squares

Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 10 servings

About

Eating light doesn't mean it has to be light on taste! Philly Squares lighten up a taste you'll love. Reduced-fat crescent rolls are the bookends to the skinny yet full-of-flavor layers of deli-sliced roast beef, tangy red onions, fresh green peppers, melted provolone cheese, and a light aioli sauce that you'll be licking your lips for. Philly Squares will be your new go-to for the perfect handheld sandwich. It's hip to be square!

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Ingredients

  • For the aioli sauce:
  • 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • For the squares:
  • 1 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 cup green pepper, diced
  • 2 (8-ounce) tubes refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls
  • 1/2 pound roast beef, deli-sliced
  • 8 slices light provolone cheese
  • 1 egg, beaten

Directions

Step 1 -In a medium bowl, add the mayonnaise, the garlic, the lemon juice, the salt, and the black pepper and stir until it is well-combined.

Step 2 -Coat a medium skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium heat.

Step 3 -Add the red onions and the green peppers to the heated skillet and sauté, about 8-10 minutes.

Step 4 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 5 -Lightly coat an 18x26-inch sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 6 -Roll 1 package of the crescent dough out onto the prepared sheet pan and pinch together the seams.

Step 7 -Evenly spread 1/2 of the aioli sauce over the crescent dough.

Step 8 -Evenly spread the onion-pepper mixture over the aioli sauce layer.

Step 9 -Add the roast beef slices on top of the onion-pepper layer and top with the cheese slices.

Step 10 -Roll out the remaining crescent dough on top of the cheese layer and pinch the seams and ends closed.

Step 11 -Use a pastry brush to coat the top of crescent dough with the beaten egg.

Step 12 -Bake the squares until they are golden-brown on the top, about 25-28 minutes.

Step 13 -Cut the squares into 20 serving-size pieces.

Step 14 -Serve warm with the remaining aioli sauce.

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