Sausage And Mushroom Pizza Pockets

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 8 ounces italian sausage, skin removed
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup mushroom, fresh and chopped
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons roasted red peppers, diced
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, finely shredded plus more for garnish
• 2 (13 7/8 ounce) packages pizza dough, from refrigerator case
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 in a medium skillet, cook sausage, onion, and mushrooms until sausage is brown, drain off fat, cool slightly.
• 2 in a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, roasted red pepper, salt, black pepper, basil, and the 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
• 3 stir sausage mixture into cheese mixture.
• 4 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 5 spray two large baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside.
• 6 on a lightly floured surface, unroll each package of the pizza dough.
• 7 if necessary gently stretch each dough piece into a 12 x 9 inch rectangle.
• 8 using a sharp knife, cut each rectangle into twelve 3-inch squares.
• 9 place about 1 tablespoon of the sausage/cheese mixture in the center of each square.
• 10 fold dough over filling, forming triangles.
• 11 press edges of triangles with tines of a fork to seal.
• 12 place triangles on prepared baking sheets.
• 13 prick tops with a fork.
• 14 in a small bowl, beat together egg and the water; brush on triangles.
• 15 sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese.
• 16 bake about 12 minutes or until pockets are golden.
• 17 serve warm with pizza sauce.
• 18 make ahead tips: prepare as directed through step 13. cover loosely with plastic wrap; chill up to 4 hours. proceed with step 14 and bake as directed. (or if freezing, prepare as directed. place baked pockets in freezer containers. seal, label, and freeze for up to 1 month. to serve, preheat oven to 350 degrees. arrange frozen pockets on lightly greased baking sheets. bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.).