Southwest Style Sausage Potato Jack Hand Pies Sp5 Food

POTATO SAUSAGE HAND PIES

Steps:

• Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Drain well.
• In a bowl, mix together the sausage, mashed potatoes, cheese and ground mustard.
• Unroll one pie crust on a lightly floured surface. Gently roll the circle into more of a rectangle shape.
• Cut the pie dough rectangle into 6 equal rectangles.
• Spoon about ⅓ cup of mashed potato mixture onto three of the rectangles that you cut. Spoon the mixture out to about ½ inch of the sides of the dough.
• Place the remaining dough rectangles overtop the potato mixture, matching the edges.
• Use the tines of a fork to press the edges together all around the rectangle.
• Use the tines of a fork to poke a few holes in the top of the hand pie to vent.
• Place the hand pies on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Repeat with the remaining 3 pie crusts to make a total of 12 hand pies.
• Make an egg wash by whisking the egg and milk together in a small bowl
• Brush the top of the hand pies lightly with the egg mixture.
• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
• Serve warm with warmed beef gravy for dipping.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

GREEN CHILE, ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, AND POTATO HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add canola oil to a 12-inch nonstick pan over medium heat. Add potatoes, salt, and pepper. Fry until potatoes are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Add sausage and onion to the same pan. Cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the bowl of potatoes using a slotted spoon. Stir in green chiles. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Divide each pie crust into 3 pieces. Roll out each piece into an 8-inch circle. Add 3 tablespoons of the potato-sausage mixture to each circle. Mix Cheddar and Gouda cheeses together; sprinkle 3 tablespoons over the filling.
• Beat egg and milk together to make egg wash. Fold dough over the filling in a semi-circle shape. Brush the edge of the pastry with egg wash; press to seal. Flute the border with a fork. Brush the tops with egg wash and score tops with a fork.
• Space hand pies evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

LOADED POTATO MINI HAND PIES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a nonstick pan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until fat begins to render, about 3 minutes. Add green onions and cook until bacon is crisp, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
• Add potatoes to the same pan and stir to coat with bacon grease. Cook over medium-high heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep them from sticking. Remove from heat and cover with a lid. Let cool.
• Stir bacon and green onions into the cooled potatoes; add Cheddar cheese and sour cream. Season with pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unroll pie crusts on a flat work surface. Cut out 24 circles using a 3-inch biscuit cutter or glass. Place a spoonful of the potato filling in the center of 12 of the circles, keeping the filling away from the edge of the dough. Cover with remaining circles, pressing tops down lightly.
• Pick up a hand pie and pinch the edges together to seal. Return to the work surface and use a fork to crimp the edges together. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pies.
• Brush beaten egg over the pies using a pastry brush.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.

SWEET POTATOES WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble sausage into skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Remove sausage with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon oil from the skillet. Heat oil over medium heat and add bell peppers, onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 7 minutes.
• Add to the skillet the potatoes, sausage, salsa and cumin. Stir and cook about 5 minutes to heat through and blend flavors. Season with salt and pepper.

SAUSAGE AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat for 1 minute.
• Add the red pepper and zucchini and sauté, stirring occasionally until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, black pepper and basil, and sauté 2 minutes longer.
• Add the sausage, breaking up any clumps, and sauté until no longer pink but not quite cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Toss the potatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
• Spread 1/4 of the potatoes, overlapping slightly, over the bottom of a lightly greased 10-inch pie pan or a 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish.
• Spread 1/3 of the skillet mixture on top, followed by 1/3 each of the Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. Press each layer down with your hands.
• Repeat the layers twice, finishing with a top layer of potatoes.
• Cover the pie with foil, set in the lower third of the oven, and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake until the potatoes are crisp and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
• Remove the pie from oven and let stand for 10 minutes at room temperature. Carefully pour off any fat, then cut the pie into wedges. Serves 6.

SAUSAGE AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Combine sausage, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup onion, bread crumbs and water. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie pan, forming a rim along edge of pan. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until juices run clear; drain. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. Reserve 1 tablespoon of drippings. Add potato; cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add green pepper and the remaining onion. Reduce heat to medium; cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. In bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper; stir in cheddar cheese. Add to skillet; reduce heat and cook for 2-3 minutes or until eggs are slightly moist. Spoon into sausage shell. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella; crumble bacon over top. Return to the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

KALE-AND-SAUSAGE HAND PIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse flour, butter, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining. With machine running, sprinkle with 1/4 cup ice water; pulse just until dough holds together when squeezed (if necessary, add up to 1/4 cup more water, 1 tablespoon at a time); do not overmix. Form dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes (or up to overnight).
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 6 minutes. Add apple, kale, and raisins and cook until kale is almost tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to an 1/8-inch thickness. With a large round cookie cutter or small bowl, cut out eight 6- to 7-inch rounds (reroll scraps if necessary). Place 1/2 cup kale mixture in center of each round and fold over filling to form half-moons. With a fork, press edges firmly to seal. Place pies on baking sheets and brush with cream.
• Cut a small vent in each pie and bake until golden brown and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESEY POTATO & HOT SAUSAGE BREAKFEST #SP5

Steps:

• In a 12" skillet add sausage links, poke holes in the links with a fork or toothpick to release some grease, add 2 cups of water and cook on medium heat turning often until water is gone, about 20 minutes. continue cooking & turning until the links are browned on all sides, remove from pan & slice the links 3/4" inch and save for next step.
• In a 12" Skillet or dutch oven, heat 2 Tbls of oil on Medium heat.
• Add Potatoes and the Pre-cooked, & browned, Hot sausage slices.
• Mix well, flatten,add salt &pepper and cook on medium heat for about 8 minutes.
• add 1 tbls of oil drizzled around on top of potatoes and turn with spatula.
• cook for another 8 minutes or until potatoes are soft and browning.
• turn them again if you want to brown them more. for a few minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add eggs. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until eggs are set.
• Top with Cheese, turn off heat and cover with a lid or foil for a minute or 2.
• so the cheese melts some.
• serve with a cup of OJ and Toast.