This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RotelHoliday #CollectiveBias
If you are looking for a fun and festive appetizer recipe for your next holiday party, then you must check out my Christmas Tree Veggie Pizza!
Grab the recipe below for this Christmas Tree Veggie Pizza or PIN IT for later!
Y’all!!! It is the most wonderful time of year and I couldn’t be more excited!! If you have been a fan of Kitchen Concoctions for any amount of time you know that my love of the holidays, whether it be Valentine’s Day, Halloween or Thanksgiving, runs deep; but my love for Christmas is its own kind of, well let’s just say, special enthusiasm! LOL!
My Mom always made this time of year super magical by decorating the “halls” to the nine and having special traditions like making buckets and buckets of decorated sugar cookies, cutting down our own Christmas Tree, getting my siblings and I matching pjs and letting us gather around the fire place and read boatloads of holiday themed books, even if it meant cranking down the AC to have a fire during a typical Texas December heatwave!
Then when I met my husband, we took some of our favorite traditions from both of our families and then started our own to make this time of year unique and memorable for us. We decorate gingerbread houses, pick out new ornaments and attend a local holiday light show every year.
In addition to all the fun activities and traditions, our favorite part about the holiday season is being able to get together with all our friends and family for special holiday parties and gatherings. Both of our family’s have their own one of a kind holiday parties, and it is a delight and honor to have the opportunity to attend them every year, as these get togethers have been happening for generations! My husband and I also started hosting our own holiday party, a white elephant gift exchange, with our friends many years ago; and the holiday season wouldn’t be the same without it!
Because of all the holiday parties we attend, I am always looking for new dessert and appetizer recipes to make and bonus points if they are uber festive, yet still taste delicious. That’s how this recipe for Christmas Tree Veggie Pizza was born. It is a holiday version of that “old school” cold veggie pizza; you know the one from the 80’s and 90’s made using crescent rolls, cream cheese and assorted raw vegetables.
In addition to making the classic crescent roll veggie pizza more festive by making it into a Christmas Tree, I added a little kick of flavor by mixing RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies into the cream cheese mixture. I always have RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies stocked in my pantry since it is a staple ingredient in so many of our favorite recipes, like my homemade salsa, Chicken Tortilla Soup and Slow Cooker Jalapeno Popper White Bean Chicken Chili; and it made a wonderful addition to this other favorite recipe!
This Christmas Tree Veggie Pizza has become one of our go to appetizer recipes for our white elephant party, and I CANNOT wait to make it this weekend when we officially kick off the month of December by hosting this party a sixth year in a row!
Since things are a little hectic this time of year, I’m taking advantage of Walmart’s Online Grocery Pickup to not only help me get ready for our upcoming party, but to help me all season long! In fact, I’ve used Walmart’s Online Grocery Pickup quite a bit the past few months and it is a huge time saver and makes grocery shopping a breeze. I simply create my order online, schedule a pick-up time and then go to the special pick up area in the Walmart parking lot and they bring your groceries right to you! It’s convenient services like this and easy recipes like this Christmas Tree Veggie Pizza that make holiday entertaining a breeze!
Christmas Tree Veggie Pizza Cooking Tips:
Veggie Pizza Ingredients:
- Pam Olive Oil Cooking Spray, as needed
- Refrigerated crescent rolls
- Sour cream
- Cream cheese
- RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, drained
- Ranch dressing mix
- Broccoli
- Bell peppers
- Green onions
- Carrots
- Radishes
How to make a Christmas Tree Crescent Roll Veggie Pizza:
- Spray a large baking sheet with the Pam Pam Olive Oil Cooking Spray.
- Press and cut crescent roll dough into a Christmas Tree shape.
- Bake crescent roll tree in preheated 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Mix together the sour cream, cream cheese, drained RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies and the dry ranch seasoning mix.
- Top crust with cream cheese mixture and raw vegetables.
- Chill for one hour and serve.
Cooking Tip:
You will probably have leftover of cream cheese mixture. You could buy two more rolls of crescent dough and make a second tree. OR serve the leftover cream cheese mixture as a dip with extra veggies.
What is your go to holiday appetizer recipe for get togethers with friends and family? Please share in the comments below!
If you are looking for a fun and festive appetizer recipe for your next holiday party, then you must check out my Christmas Tree Veggie pizza!
- Pam Olive Oil Cooking Spray as needed
- 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls
- ½ cup sour cream
- (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 (10-ounce) cans RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, drained
- 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 1/2 cups fresh broccoli, chopped
- ½ cup diced green bell peppers
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup shredded carrots
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 radishes, thinly sliced
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with the Pam Pam Olive Oil Cooking Spray.
- Unroll the crescent rolls onto the baking sheet, pressing the rolls together into one large 10"x15" rectangle. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into a Christmas Tree shape. Press dough scraps into a small square and bake on a sperate baking sheet, if desired.
- Bake crescent roll tree in preheated 375 degree oven for 10-12 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.
- In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream, cream cheese, drained RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies and the dry ranch seasoning mix. Cover cream cheese mixture with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
- While crust and cream cheese mixture is chilling, remove the stem and seeds of the yellow bell pepper and cut into four large sections. Use a cookie cutter or sharp pairing knife to cut the yellow bell pepper into a star. Cut remaining pieces of yellow bell pepper into small pieces.
- Once the crescent roll tree is baked and cooled, spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the crust (see note below).
- Top the cream cheese with the diced vegetables to look like a Christmas Tree. Chill for one hour and serve.
You will probably have leftover of cream cheese mixture. You could buy two more rolls of crescent dough and make a second tree. OR serve the leftover cream cheese mixture as a dip with extra veggies.
Stock up on RO*TEL® Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, RO*TEL® Mild Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, RO*TEL® Hot Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies and other holiday essentials, like PAM cooking spray at your local Walmart. And for more holiday recipes, entertaining tips and tricks, click here!