Skip to Content
Menu

Basil Cheese Triangles

  • Jump to Recipe
  • Save
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 30, 2006
  • Save
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
Hot tidbits warm up a casual gathering. Make these melt-in-your-mouth appetizers ahead and you'll have more time to enjoy them.

Basil Cheese Triangles

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 72
  • Ingredients 6
  • Save
  • Share
  • Print
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

  • 1 pound feta cheese
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh or 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 package (16 ounces) frozen phyllo sheets (18x14 inches), thawed
  • 1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet. Crumble cheese into small bowl; mash with fork. Stir in eggs, basil and white pepper until well mixed.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut phyllo sheets lengthwise into 2-inch strips. Cover with plastic wrap, then with damp towel to keep them from drying out. Place 1 level teaspoon cheese mixture on end of 1 strip. Fold strip over cheese mixture, end over end in triangular shape, to opposite end. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining strips and cheese mixture. Brush triangles lightly with margarine.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm.

Nutrition

45 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
2g Protein
4g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
Calories
45
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
105mg
4%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

© 2024 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved