Karen Gulkin
Greeley, Colorado
Sausage and Apple Bake
This updated version of a meat pie gets a fresh burst of flavor from grated orange peel and apples.
Sausage and Apple Bake
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 2 lb bulk pork or turkey breakfast sausage
- 2 cups chopped peeled apples (2 medium)
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grated orange peel (from 1 medium orange)
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese (6 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2If using crescent rolls: Unroll 1 can of dough into dish; firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: Unroll 1 can of dough into dish.
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Step3Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool while cooking sausage. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned. Drain well; remove sausage from skillet.
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Step4In same skillet, cook apples, onion and orange peel over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent. Meanwhile, in small bowl, lightly beat eggs and milk.
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Step5Stir cooked sausage and fennel seed into apple mixture. Remove from heat. Stir egg mixture into sausage mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over partially baked crust. Spread sausage mixture evenly over cheese. Sprinkle fontina cheese over top.
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Step6If using crescent rolls: Unroll second can of dough onto work surface; press to form 13x9-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Place dough rectangle over cheese; press edges to side of dish. If using dough sheets: Unroll second can of dough onto work surface; press to form 13x9-inch rectangle. Place dough rectangle over cheese; press edges to side of dish.
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Step7Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.
Nutrition
420
Calories
29g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 45%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 62%
- Trans Fat
- 2 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 44%
- Sodium
- 790mg
- 33%
- Potassium
- 200mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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