Name: Italian Squares
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 cans crescent roll dough; 1/2 pound sliced deli ham; 1/4 pound salami; 1/4 pound pepperoni; 1/2 cup banana pepper rings or sweet peppers sliced; 2 cups shredded Italian cheese; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon garlic powder

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If you’re looking for a quick, crowd-pleasing dish that’s bursting with Italian flavors, this Italian Crescent Roll Bake is just the thing! It’s packed with layers of ham, salami, pepperoni, and gooey melted cheese, all nestled between flaky crescent roll dough. Whether you’re serving it as a hearty appetizer, an easy dinner, or for a potluck, this recipe is sure to be a hit. The constant hunger felt by the children around our house can be exhausting. They constantly want to be fed. After making these antipasto Italian squares for an appetizer on New Year’s Eve, they have become an easy go-to recipe to feed the ever-hungry kids.

Italian squares are antipasto stuffed crescent rolls that are made with two sheets of a crescent roll dough, ham, salami, pepperoni, pepper rings, and cheese then baked to perfection.

Just like my calzones, this is a stuffed baked sandwich. Italian squares are antipasto-stuffed crescent rolls made with two sheets of crescent roll dough, ham, salami, pepperoni, pepper rings, and cheese, then baked to perfection. They definitely inspired the air-fried stuffed crescent rolls and the double-crust crescent roll sausage breakfast casserole.

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Italian Squares Ingredients

Just like my favorite antipasto salad, these antipasto squares are filled with your favorite Italian flavors.

While these are the ingredients I use in this recipe, you can also add or substitute the ingredients you like. So, here is the base for what you need:

Crescent Rolls or the dough sheets
Deli Ham
Salami
Pepperoni
Pepper sliced into rings
Italian cheese
Garlic powder
Parmesan cheese

Other items could be added to these squares including turkey, olives, onions, mushrooms, and even artichokes. Dipping the squares in tomato sauce is also delicious because who doesn’t like a good tomato sauce.

How to make antipasto squares?

These cheesy antipasto squares are super easy to make. In a 13″ x 9″ pan sprinkle garlic powder. Then lay one can of the crescent rolls or dough out. Press into the corners and make sure any perforations are sealed. Then layer a thin layer of shredded Italian cheese followed by ham, salami, and pepperoni.

Onto the top of the meat, add jarred banana rings or sweet peppers sliced up. This adds a lot of tang to the baked sandwiches. Pile the cheese to the top of the peppers. Then over the top of the cheese stretch out the other can of crescent dough. Once you have done that, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and garlic powder.

Bake on 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. The crusts will be a deep golden color.

Cut the Italian squares into 12 squares after letting them cool for a few minutes. Enjoy them dipped in tomato sauce or even ranch. Many nights I make these with my air fryer toasted ravioli too.

Tips for Success

Customize Your Fillings: Add other deli meats like turkey or prosciutto, or even swap in veggies like spinach or olives.
Cheese Options: While the Italian cheese blend works beautifully, mozzarella or provolone are also excellent choices.
Crescent Roll Sheets: If you can find crescent roll sheets, they’re easier to use than the perforated dough.

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Italian Squares

Italian squares are antipasto stuffed crescent rolls that are made with two sheets of a crescent roll dough, ham, salami, pepperoni, pepper rings, and cheese then baked to perfection.

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Course: Appetizer, Sandwich

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Antipasto Squares

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings: squares

Calories: 332kcal

Author: Leah @ Beyer Beware

Ingredients

2 cans crescent roll dough
1/2 pound sliced deli ham
1/4 pound salami
1/4 pound pepperoni
1/2 cup banana pepper rings or sweet peppers sliced
2 cups shredded Italian cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder

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Sprinkle the bottom of a 13" x9" pan with garlic powder. Spread one can of the crescent roll dough or sheet out.
Over the top of the dough layer 1/2 of the shredded cheese and then sliced ham, followed by the salami, and the pepperoni.
Top with the peppers and then the remaining shredded cheese.
Over the top of the cheese spread the other can of crescent roll dough. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder an the parmesan cheese.
Bake on 350° for 12-15 minutes until the top of the dough is golden brown.

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A working mom of two very active teenagers. My husband and I gave up running the 80-cow dairy farm that also included a couple of hundred acres of corn and soybeans to both work to support the agricultural industry. We still have about 20 head of dairy heifers and cows to help my kids appreciate the effort it takes to raise livestock. I consider myself a foodie as I love cooking and experimenting with recipes. My family just wishes I would make the same thing twice. Find my other blog, FarmWifeDrinks.com for all things cocktails.

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