Skinny, Mini, Pigs In a Blanket (2 ingredients)
These bite-sized treats are so cute to serve. Everyone loves them! How simple can you get with just 2 ingredients? I used reduced-fat refrigerated dinner rolls and 97% fat-free all-beef hot dogs. Each has 40 calories, 2 grams of fat and 1 Blue WW Freestyle SmartPoints, and 1 Green. I like to serve them as an appetizer or as a fun lunch with a salad on the side. And be sure to out my favorite way to make pigs in a blanket, Skinny, Pizza Flavored Pigs in a Blanket.
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Makes 24 total
Food Facts
Pigs in a blanket are an extremely popular appetizer in America, for all ages. Did you know they may be as old as the 1600’s? Despite rumors that it is an invention as modern as 1957, field laborers in the England of the 1600’s had what was essentially the same dish. Putting meat inside of dough was an obvious solution for a quick and nourishing meal on the go.
Shopping Tips
Hebrew National 97% fat-free all-beef hot dogs can be found in most supermarkets in the same aisle where other hot dogs are sold. Trader Joe’s also sells them. Each hot dog has 40 calories and 1 gram of fat. Or, look for another brand of reduced-fat hot dogs.
WW SmartPoints 1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 1-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 1
Food Facts
Pigs in a blanket are an extremely popular appetizer in America, for all ages. Did you know they may be as old as the 1600’s? Despite rumors that it is an invention as modern as 1957, field laborers in the England of the 1600’s had what was essentially the same dish. Putting meat inside of dough was an obvious solution for a quick and nourishing meal on the go.
Shopping Tips
Hebrew National 97% fat-free all-beef hot dogs can be found in most supermarkets in the same aisle where other hot dogs are sold. Trader Joe’s also sells them. Each hot dog has 40 calories and 1 gram of fat. Or, look for another brand of reduced-fat hot dogs.
WW SmartPoints 1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 1-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 1
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 mini pigs in a blanket 40 calories, 2g fat, 0.3g sat. fat, 0mg chol, 2g prot, 5g carbs, 0g fiber, 203mg sodium, 1g sugar |
Skinny, Mini, Pigs In a Blanket (2 ingredients)
Ingredients
Ingredients for Pigs in a Blanket:
- 1 (8-oz.) can Pillsbury Reduced-Fat Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
- 1 package Hebrew National 97% fat-free hot dogs, cut int 4 pieces each (you’ll have 1 leftover)
Ingredients for dipping: Optional
- Mustard
- Ketchup
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle into 3 smaller triangles. Don’t worry if the shape of the triangle looks more like a box. It will still roll up nicely. Place 1 mini hot dog on the shortest side of each triangle; roll up to opposite point. Fold in any dough sticking out. Place, point side down on cookie sheet. Repeat steps to make 24 total.
- Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet onto a serving plate.
- Serve with mustard and ketchup on the side, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pig in a blanketCalories: 40kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 203mgSugar: 1gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 1Plus Points: 1
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