Savory Spiral Stuffed Rolls
These savory spiral stuffed rolls with a creamy, ham and broccoli filling make a perfect dinner served with a green salad and fruit.
Let’s pretend I haven’t made these three times in the last month.
Let’s pretend I didn’t eat at least five each time I made them.
Let’s pretend I don’t have issues with carbohydrate-cream-cheese-self-control.
Let’s pretend these little savory spiral rolls stuffed with a creamy, ham and broccoli filling won’t change your life. Because they will.
Let’s pretend these little beauties don’t make an absolutely perfect dinner served with a green salad and fruit.
One Year Ago: Sausage and Spinach Penne Skillet Supper
Two Years Ago: Cinnamon Rolls
Savory Spiral Stuffed Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 recipe roll dough, this yields about 12 rolls
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups chopped ham, leftover ham or deli ham works great here
- 1 ½ cups finely chopped broccoli
- 2 cups shredded cheese, Swiss, Cheddar..options are limitless
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup finely chopped green onions
Instructions
- Follow the recipe for your roll dough until the dough has risen. Punch down the dough and roll the dough out into a large rectangle about 1/2-inch thick (using the french bread roll recipe, I rolled my dough to about 13 inches by 17 inches).
- In a small bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese. Spread the rolled out dough with the butter/cream cheese mixture. Top with the ham, broccoli, cheese, Parmesan cheese, and green onions (see the pictures below). Roll the dough up, pinching the seam to seal. Slice the roll into about 1-inch segments.
- Place the rolls on a lightly greased baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Let the rolls rise until nearly doubled and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly.
Notes
Recommended Products
Recipe Source: expanded upon from Marisa at What’s For Dinner
I used my handy-dandy roul’pat for these spiral rolls. My rectangle, all rolled out, was about 17 inches by 13 inches.
Spread the dough with the butter/cream cheese mixture.
Layer all the toppings on the dough. It might look a little overloaded but it works, I promise.
Start rolling by bringing the lower edge up and start (as tight as you can) rolling the dough, just like you would with cinnamon rolls.
When the dough is rolled up, pinch the seam to seal.
I start by cutting the roll in half and then slicing outward into about 1 to 1 1/2-inch slices.
Place the rolls on a lightly greased (or lined baking sheet) and let them rise.
My goodness. After mainly eating soup for the past 2 months, these were a delightful change. All 6 humans that reside in my home enjoyed them. And, they were not that difficult. I knew I was going to be gone all day, so I made the dough in the morning and stuck it in my garage (which acts as an extended fridge during the cold winters in WI). When I got home over 8 hours later, the dough had risen perfectly and I was able to finish the recipe. It was cooked and on the table in less than an hour. And, the leftovers are pretty great either cold or warmed up for 30 seconds in the microwave.
As per others suggestions, I also only used 8 ozs. cream cheese and felt that was sufficient.
Been making these for a long time now, Bacon and cheese, sausage and cheese with mushrooms, the list goes on.I use cheddar cheese grated and pressed into the dough.
Been making these for a long time now, Bacon and cheese, sausage and cheese with mushrooms, the list goes on.
Can you prep this and store in refrigerator and bake in the morning?
Yes!
Hello Mel, thank you for your generosity in sharing this fabulous recipe. The pictures showing the steps to roll the doughs really helps me alot in making these rolls and I love all the stuffed ingredients in the rolls. A five star for this recipe!
Have you ever made these using frozen broccoli?
I haven’t tried that.
So when i was menu planning earlier this week and needing an extra idea, I glanced at your menu for the week and these rolls caught my eye. I made them for lunch today and they are super good. My husband thought they were amazing and took some to work for dinner too 🙂 Our two toddlers loved it as well. Will make again for sure! Can’t go wrong with cheese, ham and broccoli combo (the green onion is a nice touch too :)) I only used one 8oz block cream cheese and it was MORE than enough for us. Its so much fun cooking good food!
I loved these when I made them the first time,and want to serve them for my stitching group. Do you think I can make the rolls ahead of time and bake them the day of serving, or would they need to be prepared the day of?
PS I used leftover bone-in ham and ran ham through the food processor so it was easier to spread on the roll dough.
Hi Betty – yes, I think you could make these the day before, refrigerate on the pan and then bake them the next day (I’d let them come to room temperature and rise a bit before baking).
I made these to use up some leftover ham. They turned out delicious. I steamed the broccoli for 3 minutes before chopping it for the recipe. This recipe requires extra time for the rolls to rise and preparations, so you have to plan ahead and start early. I served this with your (delious) roasted cauliflower soup, so lots of time spent in the kitchen.
I made this tonight with cauliflower instead of broccoli. I think next time I wold parcook the cauliflower because even cut into tiny pieces it didn’t really soften when cooked. And while I’m a big fan of cream cheese I thought there was a bit too much here so I’d reduce it by at least 4 oz. I baked them for 20 min but the dough still seemed a little gummy. Maybe a product of the cream cheese, or maybe I’ll bake them longer next time. A nice way to use up leftover ham.
These were delicious! I was afraid of making the dough as I’m not the most talented when it comes to yeast, but the directions were clear and easy and produced a great roll.
Man, these were good!!! The kids raved about your roll dough, it was their favorite part. My hubby and I loved the combination of all the flavors and textures. Another fantastic recipe from Melanie!
I made these for dinner last night, and they were really really good! Amazingly, they are also quite good cold as leftovers. I might make these as an appetizer for Thanksgiving.
These look heavenly. Any reason I couldn’t just bake the roll whole like stomboli, and then slice after baking? Might not be so pretty. I wonder if the cheeses would run out when slicing…has anyone tried this?
Vieve – I don’t see why you couldn’t do it that way. After taking it out from baking, I’d let it rest 5-10 minutes before slicing to give the cheese filling a chance to firm up.
When I was spreading the cream cheese mixture the dough stretched so then it was too big and thin in some spots. Is there a special way you did it to keep the dough from stretching?
Alyssa – I make sure my cream cheese is ultra-soft. If the dough is still pulling, I use a lighter touch – it also helps to dollop several tablespoonfuls across the dough and spread each of them out so you aren’t working with just one big lump of cream cheese. Hope that helps!
and I promise I can spell….*peanut*/*chocolate*…
I so screwed this up tonight!!! They are delicious, but I messed up and underestimated the prep time! I had my dough finished up way ahead of time and it sat on the bar (already rolled out) way too long! It was all way to “big”! I liked to have never got it all rolled up, and when I did, oh it was UGLY!!! Oh well, still tasted great and next time, all that grating and chopping will be done be beforehand!
I froze about half the loaf, hope it does better out of the freezer…maybe it will stay together better anyway!
Another great receipe from you, just me screwing it up!!! Oh yeah, made your penut butter/choclate chip cookies over the weekend…yet another hit and they were actually pretty:)
Okay, so we have had these before, but recently had them again, and now the ones I froze from the last batch are rising for tonight. Just want to say thanks. These are delicious.
I just made these for dinner and OH MY LAND!! They are so delicious!! Thank You!
I just want you to know, I ate 3 of these last night. And I blame you 🙂