Have You Tried Johnsonville Sausage?
The holidays are here! And whatever size holiday gathering we’re having, we all want appetizers. After all, they’re the pre-game to the big meal.
And I love making small bite puff pastry finger foods. They’re easy to eat and so tasty too! There are so many ways that they can be made. So many different types of fillings that you can add to puff pastry.
This year, instead of using your traditional fillings in those flaky, buttery pastry cups, why not swap it out with Johnsonville ground Italian sausage to take that recipe to the next flavor level!
Because hey, appetizers are better with sausage. It’s available in Mild, Hot, and Sweet varieties. Johnsonville Ground Italian Sausage brings the flavor to any dish.
And the Mild Breakfast Sausage definitely added the best flavor to my Sausage and Spinach Puff Pastry Bites.
These appetizers will make my holiday gathering amazing!
And they’re so easy to make. Just brown the sausage in a pan with onions and garlic. Add chopped mushrooms and fresh spinach. Addthe sausage mixture to biwl with cream cheese and shreaded mozzarella cheese. add spoonfuls to round cut puff pastry dough and bake until the pastry is nice and brown. The perfect holiday appetizer! Definitely give Johnsonville sausage a try.
Sausage and Spinach Puff Pastry Bites
Ingredients
- 1 box puff pastry dough
- 1 package Johnsonville Mild Breakfast Sausage
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp onions, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 4 mushrooms, rinsed and chopped
- 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shreaded
- 1 tbsp cream cheese, softened
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 egg + 1 tsp of water
Instructions
- Thaw puff pastry in the refrigerator overnight. In a saucepan, under medium heat, add oil, onions and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and sausage and sauté until browned, crumbling sausage as it cooks. Add spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes until it starts to wilt, but not fully cook. Remove from the heat and add mixture to a bowl. Cool slightly. Add softened cream cheese and mozzarella. Add salt and pepper to taste. Take puff pastry out of the package. Use a rolling pin to roll out the pastry slightly thinner than it is. Use a 1 1/2-2 1/2 inch cookie cutter to cut out circles in each pastry sheet. Place circles on 2 parchment lined baking pans. Use your thumb to press down in the center of each circle to give space for the filling. Add a small spoonful of filling in the middle of each one.In a bowl, mix egg with water. With a pastry brush, brush egg wash over the pasty dough around the filling.Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8-12 minutes or until pastry is slightly browned. Serve on a platter.
