Savory Sausage Spanakopita Triangles Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Regular Sausage
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 5 ounces ricotta cheese
• 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 16 sheets phyllo dough, thawed
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the sausage with a spatula until fully cooked, about 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, then add the spinach, green onions, and pepper flakes. Cook until the spinach is thawed, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the ricotta and feta cheeses. Season generously with salt and black pepper to your liking.
4. Unwrap the phyllo dough and keep it covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out while you work.
5. Working with one sheet at a time and keeping the remaining sheets covered, place a phyllo sheet on a flat surface. Brush half of the sheet with melted butter. Fold the sheet in half lengthwise and place ¼ to ½ cup of the sausage filling in the top-left corner. Fold the bottom-left corner over the filling to create a triangle shape. Continue folding the edge over edge until you reach the end of the dough, forming a complete triangle. Place the triangle on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining phyllo sheets, melted butter, and sausage filling.
6. Brush the tops of the spanakopita triangles generously with melted butter for a golden-brown finish.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until the triangles are beautifully golden brown, approximately 25 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 200 kcal
• Fat Content: 15 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sugar Content: 1 g
• Sodium Content: 199 mg
• Protein Content: 4 g
• Cholesterol Content: 40 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 13 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g