Spinach and Cheese Puffs make a very healthy appetizer or side dish for any meal. The trick to making these is to buy puff pastry already made. Of course, a puff is only as good as its filling and these puffs are packed with delicious flavor.
How To Make Spinach and Cheese Puffs
Can't sneak in some vegetables for the kids? This cheese puff recipe will be hard to resist even with some spinach inside.
Ingredients
- 10 oz spinach, frozen, chopped, drained
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dill, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 large eggs
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, rolled to a 12 in. square
Instructions
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In a large bowl, mix the drained spinach, feta, onion, garlic and dill with olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Beat one egg and add to the mixture, mixing very well.
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Cut the puff pastry into nine squares. Place each square into a muffin tin or ramekin, pushing the bottoms down so that the corners are sticking up. Add the filling and fold the corners of pastry over the filling, pinching together in the center. You can chill the puffs overnight at this point, if desired.
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Heat the oven to 400°.Brush the pastries with the remaining beaten egg. Bake the puffs for 25 minutes or until golden and puffed up. Cool before serving.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
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- Calcium: 83mg
- Calories: 212kcal
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Cholesterol: 49mg
- Fat: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 224mg
- Protein: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Sodium: 202mg
- Vitamin A: 3049IU
- Vitamin C: 10mg
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