Best 5 Sausage Spinach Turnovers Recipes

SAUSAGE SPINACH TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spinach, cheese, mustard, marjoram, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Remove from the heat; cool slightly., Divide dough into eight portions; roll each into a 6-in. circle. Spoon about 1/2 cup meat mixture on half of each circle. Brush edges with egg white; fold dough over filling and press edges with a fork to seal. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes., Brush tops with egg white; cut slits in the top of each. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked turnovers on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a resealable plastic freezer bag; return to freezer. To use, bake turnovers as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through.

SAUSAGE SPANAKOPITA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add spinach, green onions, and red pepper flakes. Continue cooking until the spinach is thawed, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in ricotta cheese and feta cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
• Unwrap the phyllo dough and cover with a towel to keep it from drying out.
• Working with one sheet at a time, brush 1/2 of the sheet with melted butter. Fold it in half lengthwise. Place a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of filling in the top-left corner. Fold the bottom-left corner over into a triangle shape. Continue folding edge over edge until you reach the end of the dough and a triangle shape is formed. Place the triangle on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
• Brush all the triangles with melted butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

SPINACH TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture (dough will be stiff). Turn onto a floured surface; gently knead 10 times. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. , In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon; reserve 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute onion and garlic in drippings until tender. Remove from heat; stir in bacon, spinach, cottage cheese and seasonings. Cool. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into 3-in. circles; brush edges with egg. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of filling on each circle. Fold over; seal edges. Prick tops with a fork. Brush with egg. , Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with salsa if desired.

KAT'S SAUSAGE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Crumble the sausage into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until browned. Drain grease, and mix in the cream cheese, cayenne pepper, parsley and mushrooms. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool. Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Unroll the crescent roll dough, and separate at the perforations. Stretch each one out as large as you can without breaking, and place a large spoonful of the sausage mixture at the large end. Wrap up like a diaper: fold in the sides, and roll towards the point. Press any openings together to seal. Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 16 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

SAUSAGE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until it begins to foam, about 5-10 minutes.
• Stir parmesan, oil, salt and pepper into yeast mixture. Using an electric mixer set on low speed, beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until soft dough forms.
• On a floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, 5-10 minutes, adding more flour to prevent sticking. Place dough in a large greased bowl, turning to coat. Cover loosely with a damp cloth; let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
• In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring, until browned. Drain on paper towels. In a large bowl, combine sausage, bread crumbs, egg, Parmesan, parsley and thyme; mix well.
• Grease 2 baking sheets. Punch down dough. On a floured surface, using a floured rolling pin, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a knife, cut dough in squares and circles.
• Spoon filling into center of each dough piece.
• Brush edges with water. Fold dough to form packets. Place on baking sheets. Cover loosely; let rise 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Brush turnovers with egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake about 12-15 minutes.