Puff Pastry Sausage Cups
Puff Pastry Sausage Cups are flaky puff pastry shells stuffed with smoked sausage. Hearty and delicious. Serve as a side or main dish. Recipe and photography by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 7kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 3 each Puff Pastry Shells
- 1 each smoked beef sausage or use turkey sausage
- honey for drizzling optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Separate puff pastry shells and arrange on ungreased baking sheet. Bake according to instructions on package. I reduced oven temp to 400 (package suggests 425 degrees) for even baking in my oven. Adjust your oven temp if necessary.
- While pastry shells are baking, prepare Smoked Beef Sausage (or turkey sausage)).
- Place whole sausage links (2 per package) in the saucepan. Cover sausage with water. Bring to boil over medium heat. To reduce sodium content, boil for 2 minutes. Flip over and boil 2 additional minutes.
- Drain and discard water. Pat sausage links dry with paper towels. Split in half
- Wipe skillet dry with a thick towel. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over pan. Warm over medium heat.
- Fry split sausage links for about 3 minutes on each side until a light brown crust forms. Remove heat. Pat dry with paper towels. Chop into small pieces that will fit into the pastry cups. Set aside.
- Remove pastry shells from oven. Allow to cool 5 minutes. Remove tops from pastry cups. If tops look thick on bottom, return tops to HOT oven for 5 minutes.
- Stuff hallow shells with chopped smoked sausage.
- Serve hot.
- Drizzle each serving with honey (optional).
Notes
VARIATION: Pack a tablespoon or two of scrambled cheese and eggs in bottom of shell. Top with chopped smoked sausage. Serve immediately.