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Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Christmas Tree

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  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 16
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A pull-apart Christmas tree is a delicious way to decorate your holiday table. Put this one on your nice list because it's made easy with Pillsbury™ biscuits and loaded with cheddar, mozzarella and Colby-Monterey Jack cheeses. Christmas tree cheese bread is a warm, garlicky side dish you'll love to gift and enjoy.
Updated Jun 17, 2021
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Ingredients

  • 6 string cheese mozzarella cheese sticks (0.75 oz each)
  • 5 extra-sharp cheddar cheese sticks (0.75 oz each)
  • 5 Colby-Monterey Jack cheese sticks (0.75 oz each)
  • 2 cans (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (8 Count)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives or Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
  • 1 can (15 oz) Muir Glen™ organic pizza sauce
Make With
Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line 18x14-inch cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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    2
    Cut each cheese stick into 4 pieces to make 64 pieces. Separate each can of dough into 8 biscuits. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers for a total of 32 biscuit rounds. Flatten each biscuit round into 4-inch circle.
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    3
    Place 2 pieces of the same type of cheese on center of each round. Fold edges up and over cheese; pinch firmly to seal. Using photo as a guide, place biscuits randomly by assorted cheeses, seam sides down and next to each other in a tree-shaped pattern on cookie sheet, starting with trunk and working up to the top.
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    4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds or until melted. Stir in garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Brush mixture on tops of biscuits. Bake 29 to 33 minutes or until golden brown and biscuits are no longer doughy in center.
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    5
    Top with chives. In small microwavable bowl, microwave pizza sauce covered on High 60 to 90 seconds, stirring halfway through, until warmed through. Serve cheese-stuffed biscuits with pizza sauce.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Make sure to properly pinch seams together to prevent cheese from bubbling outside of biscuit dough.
  • tip 2
    Freshly shredded Parmesan cheese adds a nice garnish before serving.
  • tip 3
    Once you make Christmas tree pull-apart bread, try your hand at more tree-shaped dishes like Christmas Tree Roll-Ups.
  • tip 4
    Can't get enough of cheesy goodness? Try this recipe for Cheesy Herbed Pull-Aparts with Spinach Artichoke Dip.

Nutrition

290 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 8g Protein, 29g Total Carbohydrate, 6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
730mg
30%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
10%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
6g
Protein
8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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