Description
Sausage Pinwheels are a delicious and savory appetizer featuring a flavorful ground breakfast sausage and cream cheese filling, rolled inside crescent roll dough with cheddar cheese and green onions. Perfectly baked until golden brown, these pinwheels make a great snack or party treat.
Ingredients
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Sausage Filling
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Dough and Topping
- 1 can crescent roll dough seamless sheet, not precut
- ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 3 tablespoons green onion minced
Instructions
- Heat Garlic and Oil. In a large saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the minced garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant and lightly colored.
- Cook Sausage. Add the ground breakfast sausage to the pan and sauté until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain excess oil from the pan.
- Mix Filling. Transfer the cooked sausage to a mixing bowl and mix in the cream cheese until combined. Season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes to cool to room temperature.
- Prepare Dough Base. Lay a large rectangle of plastic wrap on the counter or cutting board. Unroll the crescent roll dough sheet onto the center of the plastic wrap.
- Spread Filling. Evenly spread the sausage and cream cheese mixture over the dough, leaving a ½ inch strip along one long edge free for sealing.
- Add Cheese and Onion. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese and minced green onions evenly over the sausage filling.
- Roll Dough. Using the plastic wrap to guide, carefully roll the dough from the long edge with filling into a log. Moisten the bare strip of dough with water and pinch the seam to seal completely.
- Chill Roll. Wrap the log tightly with the plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for about 20 minutes until firm enough to slice cleanly.
- Preheat Oven. While chilling, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Slice and Arrange. Once firm, unwrap the log and cut into 8 equal pinwheel slices. Arrange the pinwheels on a parchment-lined baking sheet with space between them.
- Bake. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 17 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
Notes
- If you prefer a spicier flavor, add red pepper flakes to the sausage mixture.
- Use a sharp knife to slice the chilled log cleanly and prevent the filling from spilling out.
- These pinwheels can be made ahead and stored in the freezer before baking.
- Substitute cheddar cheese with mozzarella or pepper jack for a different flavor.
- Let the pinwheels cool slightly before serving to avoid burning your mouth on hot cheese.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pinwheel
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
