How to Make Sausage Spanakopita Triangles - A Step-by-Step Guide

Spanakopita is a savory Greek pastry filled with spinach, feta cheese, and a variety of herbs and seasonings. It's a delicious and popular dish that is often served as an appetizer or as part of a meze platter. In this recipe, we're putting a twist on the traditional spanakopita by adding flavorful sausage to the mix, creating Sausage Spanakopita Triangles that are perfect for any occasion.

The combination of the rich, savory sausage and the creamy, tangy feta cheese is a match made i...

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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

Information

  • Prep Time: 45 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 triangles

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Add sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add spinach, green onions, and red pepper flakes. Continue cooking until the spinach is thawed, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in ricotta cheese and feta cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Unwrap the phyllo dough and cover with a towel to keep it from drying out.
  • Working with one sheet at a time, brush 1/2 of the sheet with melted butter. Fold it in half lengthwise. Place a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of filling in the top-left corner. Fold the bottom-left corner over into a triangle shape. Continue folding edge over edge until you reach the end of the dough and a triangle shape is formed. Place the triangle on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
  • Brush all the triangles with melted butter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    200 cal.

    • Total Fat: 15g
    • Saturated Fat: 9g
    • Cholesterol: 40mg
    • Sodium: 199mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 13g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 1g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 4mg
    • Calcium: 98mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 137mg