Kick-start your day with a delightful explosion of flavors. These spinach puffs are not just an ordinary breakfast treat; they're a culinary masterpiece that combines the goodness of fresh spinach, savory cheese, and light, flaky pastry. Join us on a gastronomic journey as we unveil two tantalizing recipes: the classic spinach puffs with a hint of garlic and Parmesan, and for those who love a spicy kick, the jalapeño and cheddar spinach puffs. With step-by-step instructions and a treasure trove of tips, we'll guide you through the art of creating these delectable pastries that are sure to impress your family and friends. From prepping the vibrant spinach to mastering the perfect puff pastry, we've got you covered. So, put on your apron, gather your ingredients, and let's embark on a culinary adventure that will leave your taste buds craving for more!
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SPINACH PUFFS
These bite-sized spinach puffs are full of cheese and creamy goodness. -Marissa Allen, First and Full
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 40m
Yield 24 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Unfold puff pastry; cut each sheet into 12 sections. Place in greased mini muffin cups, pressing gently onto bottoms and up sides, allowing corners to point up., In a large bowl, stir together spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella, feta, 1 egg, garlic, pepper and salt. Spoon 1 tablespoon into each cup. Bring pastry corners together and pinch to seal. In a small bowl, beat remaining egg. Brush over pastry edges. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 147mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
SPINACH CHEESE PUFFS
Friends and family request that I make these golden brown puffs every year on Christmas Eve. The tasty little treats are so good, you can't help but pop them in your mouth.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring the milk, butter and salt to a boil over medium heat. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. , Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth and shiny. Stir in spinach and cheese. Line baking sheets with foil and grease the foil. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls 1-1/2 in. apart onto prepared baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 23-28 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Serve warm. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Nutrition Facts :
CHEESY CHICKEN SPINACH APPETIZER PUFFS
Perfect little packages of goodness that you can't eat just one of. Each little puff consists of 5-ingredients from the RSC list including chicken, spinach, artichoke, Laughing Cow cheese and crescent dough which makes a creamy and delicious mini-stuffed muffin like treat. Created for the RSC - Lucky #13 Cooking Contest.
Provided by AcadiaTwo
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 32 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Need Mini Cup Cake Pans).
- Grind chicken breast in food processor until consistency of ground meat.
- Defrost spinach according to directions of package and drain. Dry the spinach as much as possible with paper towels and set aside.
- Rough chop artichoke hearts until they are 1/8" pieces and set aside.
- Chop onion to a 1/4" dice and mince garlic cloves.
- Add 2 tablespoons oil to a sauté pan and heat over medium heat, once warm add onions and sweat onions about 5 minutes than add minced garlic. Cook until tender and the onion starts to show color.
- Add ground chicken breasts to pan with onions and garlic and cook thoroughly.
- Once chicken is cooked, add artichoke hearts and chopped spinach. Mix and heat through.
- Turn the heat down to low, add the whole package of laughing cow cheese and mix everything together. Heat until the cheese is just melted.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Once room temperature is achieved, stir in the sour cream.
- Place in refrigerator and allow to cool completely about 15 minutes.
- Once chicken mixture is completely cool heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Unroll crescent dough and for each serving you will need a half of a crescent triangle piece. Roll the dough with rolling pin to stretch it and than poke all over with fork to help prevent the dough from rising, do the same to each half piece.
- Take the rolled out piece and place in cupcake pan so that the sides and bottom are covered and there is dough to fold over top to patch the pieces together.
- Once the whole pan is filled with the dough place about 1-2 teaspoon of the chicken mixture in each and fold over the tops making sure there are no openings.
- Bake in the 375 degree F oven for 14-16 minutes (depending on your oven.).
- They are done once golden brown on top and will just pop right out of the pan.
- Enjoy!
SPINACH-CHEESE PUFFS
Make and share this Spinach-Cheese Puffs recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chill
Categories Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 48 CHEESE PUFFS, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Drain spinach; squeeze dry with paper towels.
- In 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat milk, margarine or butter, and salt until margarine melts and mizture boils.
- Remove saucepan from heat.
- With wodden spoon, vigorously stir in flour all at once until mixture forms a ball and leaves side of saucepan.
- Add eggs to flour mixture, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until mixture is smooth and satiny.
- Stir in Gruyere and parmesan cheeses and spinach.
- If not baking right away, cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets.
- Drop batter by level tablespoons onto cookie sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes until cheese puffs are golden brown.
- Arrange appetizer and garnish on platter; serve immediately.
CHEESE AND SPINACH PUFFS
Got this recipe from a friend. They are one of my favorite appetizers. Cook time is an estimate because she said she doesn't pay that much attention. Chill time is 1-2 hours.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Spinach
Time 1h
Yield 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a saucepan, add the onions and spinach; cook according to the directions on the package of spinach; drain and press out liquid.
- In a mixing bowl add the spinach, eggs, cheeses, dressing, margarine, garlic powder, peppers, and Worcestershire sauce; stir to combine.
- Add the muffin mix; stir to combine.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Shape mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a very lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes (estimate).
SPINACH PUFFS
Serve these little spinach pies with a main course as your vegetable side and dinner roll in one, or eat a couple for a vegetarian dinner-they're that good.
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Side Bake Thanksgiving Vegetarian Quick & Easy Dinner Feta Spinach Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough Bon Appétit Wedding Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Using your hands, squeeze spinach until dry, forcing out as much water as possible (too much water will make for a soggy filling; you should have about 2/3 cup well-drained spinach). Mix spinach and next 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, beat 1 egg to blend; fold into spinach mixture.
- Cut puff pastry into 3 equal strips. Reserve 1 strip for another use. Cut each remaining strip into 3 squares for a total of 6. Place a square in each muffin cup, pressing into bottom and up sides and leaving corners pointing up. Divide filling among cups. Fold pastry over filling, pressing corners together to meet in center. DO AHEAD: Spinach puffs can be assembled 3 hours ahead. Cover puffs and chill.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Beat remaining egg to blend in a small bowl. Brush pastry with egg wash (this will give the pastry a nice sheen). Bake until pastry is golden brown and puffed, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let puffs cool in pan for 10 minutes. Run a sharp paring knife around pan edges to loosen; turn out puffs onto rack to cool slightly before serving.
SPINACH & BRIE PUFFS
A tasty starter for May. When buying the brie, buy one that is not too ripe. If it is quite soft put in the freezer for about 30 minutes before making the making the puffs.
Provided by Sageca
Categories Spinach
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven 220oC/425oF/gas mark7.
- Put the spinach in a bowl; stir in half the beaten egg and the nutmeg.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Make the puff pastry.
- Trim to a square, and then cut into four equal squares.
- Divide the spinach equally between the squares, spreading it diagonally over one half.
- of each and leaving a space from the edge.
- Top the squares with Brie slices, dividing them equally between the 4 squares.
- Brush the edges of the pastry with the remaining beaten egg, and then fold the pastry over to form a.
- triangle and enclose the filling.
- Press the edges firmly together to seal them.
- Brush the tops with beaten egg, and then use a sharp knife to make 2 small slits to allow the steam to escape.
- Sprinkle over the parmesan cheese.
- Dampen a baking tray and carefully transfer the triangles on to it.
- Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, until the pastry is golden.
- Serve the puffs hot or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 28, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 54, Sodium 48.5, Carbohydrate 0.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.2, Protein 2.5
MINIATURE SPINACH PARMESAN PUFFS
These are deilcious and soo easy! A great appetizer for dinner parties or just a snack.I use reduced fat crescent rolls.
Provided by Pintsizechef
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 24 puffs, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 360 degrees.
- Unroll crescent dough into 4 rectangles.
- Take a rectangle and sprinkle it with 1 teaspoon cheese.
- Cover the rectangle with chopped spinach.
- Sprinkle spinach-covered rectangle with another teaspoon of cheese.
- Starting with a shorter end, roll rectangle up tightly, pinch closed.
- Cut into 6 slices.
- Repeat with 3 other dough rectangles.
- Place on greased cookie sheet, brush with egg white and bake at 375 degrees until golden brown, about 10 minutes, checking every few minutes to make sure they don't burn.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 5.2, Sodium 57.2, Carbohydrate 5.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.4, Protein 1.4
SPINACH BACON CHEESE PUFFS RECIPE - (4.6/5)
Provided by Susan52
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease 9 round or square cups in a muffin pan. Briefly microwave the cream cheese, about 20 seconds or longer if needed, until it's soft and melted, but not steaming hot. Mix the egg, oil, and dill into the melted cream cheese until well combined. The cream cheese may not be completely smooth, some lumps are okay. In a separate bowl add the spinach, feta, and bacon. Pour the cream cheese mixture over top, season it with salt and pepper, then use a fork to combine it together. Line the muffin pan with the pastry squares, stretching them out a little if needed, press them into the bottom of the cups. Divide the spinach among the cups as evenly as possible. Bring the 4 points together over the filling and press them together. Lightly brush with the melted butter. Bake about 25 minute until golden brown and puffy. Allow to cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes then run a knife around the edges to loosen them and help pop them out.
SPINACH CHEESE PUFFS
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 9 round or square cups in a muffin pan. Briefly microwave the cream cheese - about 20 seconds or longer if needed until it's soft and melted but not steaming hot. Mix the egg, oil and dill into it until well combined - the cream cheese may not be smooth and that's ok. In a separate bowl add the spinach, feta and bacon. Pour the cream cheese mixture over top, season it with salt and pepper (about 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper) then use a fork to combine it together. Line the muffin pan with the pastry squares, stretching them out a little if needed, press them into the bottom of the cups. Divide the spinach among the cups as evenly as possible. Bring the 4 points together over the filling and press them together. Lightly brush with the melted butter. Bake about 25 minute until golden brown and puffy. Allow to cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes then run a knife around the edges to loosen them and help pop them out.
CHICKEN AND SPINACH PUFFS
These puffs are stuffed with a delicious creamy chicken mixture and baked.
Provided by candace
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Cook and stir chicken, onion, and garlic in a large skillet over medium-low heat until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in spinach. Cook, stirring often, until spinach is reduced and chicken is lightly browned, about 10 more minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and combine with ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and butter; mix until filling is creamy.
- Unroll crescent roll dough and pinch 2 triangles together to form a rectangle of dough; repeat with remaining dough to make 12 rectangles. Place about 1 tablespoon of chicken filling onto the center of each rectangle and fold the corners together to make balls. Arrange balls on a large baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through and puffs are golden brown, about 12 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Cholesterol 28.3 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 10.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 656.3 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
Tips:
- For perfectly crispy puffs, preheat your oven to the highest temperature possible before baking.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will result in tough puffs.
- Use fresh spinach for the best flavor and texture. If using frozen spinach, thaw and drain it thoroughly before using.
- Season the batter generously with salt and pepper. This will help to enhance the flavor of the spinach.
- Be careful not to overfill the muffin tins. The puffs will rise and expand during baking.
- Serve the puffs warm for the best flavor and texture.
Conclusion:
Spinach puffs are a delicious and versatile snack or appetizer that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a batch of spinach puffs that will be sure to please everyone.
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