Sausage Cheese Croissant

Teresa Ambra

Sausage Cheese Croissant is a fantastic breakfast idea for family breakfasts. These amazing croissants are filled with sausage, cream cheese, bell peppers and onions. They're easy to make and are terrific to serve for a holiday or company breakfast.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 303 kcal

Equipment

2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
1 mixing bowl
1 spatula
1 large skillet
1 hamburger chopper to cut meat down in small pieces while frying
1 pastry brush

Ingredients

1 lb. bulk pork sausage mild 1 egg white Poppy seeds
16 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened (two 8-ounce blocks)
2 cans crescent rolls
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 small onion chopped
8 oz. fresh mushrooms sliced (optional)
1 large egg white
1 tbsp. poppy seeds

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium heat, fry sausage and drain grease.
Use a hamburger chopper to cut the meat down in small pieces while frying.
Add bell pepper, onion and mushrooms, if using.
Sauté until almost tender about 3-5 minutes.
Place sausage mixture in a bowl with softened cream cheese.
(I usually soften cheese in microwave but you can leave out for several hours on counter).
On sprayed cookie sheets spread out the crescent rolls.
(Spread each can on a different cookie sheet).
Pinch the dough together to seal edges well.
Spread half of the the sausage/cream cheese mixture in the center of one of the crescent rolls.
Repeat process with other crescent roll.
Then bring sides together and pinch together.
(I usually make horizontal cuts in the dough so that they form a kind of braid over the sausage mixture.)
Spread egg white on top of each pastry with a pastry brush.
Sprinkle each "braid" with poppy seeds.
Bake as directed for crescent rolls (375 for about 15-20 minutes), but you need to keep in oven until golden brown.
It always takes longer – about 20-30 minutes.
Makes two large croissants.

Notes

NOTE: This is also excellent without the bell peppers, onions and mushrooms.

NOTE: Each croissant makes about 6 servings.

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Nutrition

Calories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 14gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 808mgPotassium: 302mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 359IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 157mgIron: 1mg

Keyword breakfast, brunch, cheese, cream cheese, main dish, pork, sausage

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