Friday, January 22, 2010

Sausage Spinach Pockets

First off, this recipe was one of those 'gotta find something to eat even though I desperately need to go to the grocery store' meals. I had all these items on hand, and so this recipe was born.
Sausage Spinach Pockets

1 refrigerated pizza crust
1 lb sausage (I used turkey sausage)
3 cups chopped fresh spinach
2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese

  • Cook sausage (drain).
  • Put sausage back in pan and add spinach. Cook until spinach begins to wilt.
  • In a large bowl combine sausage/spinach with mozzarella cheese.
  • On a greased baking sheet, spread out pizza crust and cut into 4 large rectangles.
  • Begin to spoon 1/4 cup mixture* onto half of each rectangle. Fold crust over and seal the edges by pressing down with a fork around the entire pocket.
  • Brush the tops with olive oil for a nice brown crust. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese.
Bake @ 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
*You will have about half of the sausage mixture left over. Using one pizza crust serves 4, so I froze the remaining mixture for a quick meal on a busy night. If you have a big family, simply buy two pizza crusts and you're done!
Happy Cooking!

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