Puff Pastry Rolls with Sausage and Pesto

This warm soft puff pastry combined with the spicy, cheesy, and garlicky stuffing makes this the star at any appetizer buffet.  In 20 minutes you can have an impressive small plate ready to pop in the oven and serve at your next party or as the entre with a salad for meal.

Puff Pastry Rolls with Sausage and Pesto
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Serve as a hot appetizer or as an entre. If serving as an appetizer, cut into small 1/4 inch slices and arrange on a platter to serve.
Servings Prep Time
6 People 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 People 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Puff Pastry Rolls with Sausage and Pesto
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Serve as a hot appetizer or as an entre. If serving as an appetizer, cut into small 1/4 inch slices and arrange on a platter to serve.
Servings Prep Time
6 People 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 People 30 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 Peppridge Farm puff pastry Sheets
  • 5 hot or mild sausage, crumbled
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced and carmelized
  • 3/4 cup pesto, homade or purchased
  • 1 cup asssorted grated cheese: jack, cheddar, mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup Grated parmesan or Romano cheese
  • 2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Servings: People
Instructions
  1. Defrost pastry sheet and lay flat on a lightly floured surface. Roll with a rolling pin until 1/8 inch thick keeping a rectangular shape. Evenly spread the pesto over the entire surface.
  2. Remove sausage from the casings and crumble into a medium sized frying pan. Brown sausage over a medium heat, continuing to break the sausage into smaller pieces as it browns. Continue browning for 5-7 minutes or until sausage is lightly brown and cooked through.
  3. To carmelize the onions, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a medium sized frying pan. Heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 5-8 minutes or until translucent and golden brown.
  4. Evenly spread the sausage, onions, and cheeses over the pesto.
  5. Roll the pastry starting at the long end of the pastry until fully rolled.
  6. Place the rolled pastry on a greased baking sheet and brush with olive oil.
  7. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown. Take out of oven and rest for 5 minutes before cutting into 1/4 inch slices if serving as an appetizer or in quarters for an entre serving.
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