Spicy Sausage Tarts
Spicy Sausage Tarts are an easy and delicious appetizer with a creamy savory filling with crunchy phyllo shells...the perfect finger food for any occasion.
Servings: 30 Sausage Tarts
Calories: 69kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Hot Breakfast Sausage I used Jimmy Dean
- 4 oz Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
- 2 Boxes of Athens Miniature Fillo Tart Shells 15 per box
- 2 oz Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated
- 1 oz Smoked Cheddar Cheese grated
- 1/2 tbs Dried Parsley Flakes for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cook the breakfast sausage in a small skillet, crumbling as it cooks, until done.
- Drain the cooked sausage well.
- Add the sausage, grated cheddar, grated smoked cheddar and softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl.
- Use a hand mixer to combine the mixture thoroughly.
- Fill the phyllo tart cup shells with about a teaspoon of the filling mixture.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley flakes if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
Recipe can easily be doubled.
Finished sausage tart appetizers freeze well if carefully packed. Just reheat in a 350 °F oven for 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 97mg | Sugar: 2g