Sausage and Cheese Hand Pies Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ yellow onion, diced small ($0.45)
• 1 tsp olive oil ($0.07)
• ½ tsp garlic powder ($0.02)
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper ($0.03)
• ⅛ tsp sea salt ($0.01)
• 1 lb ground sausage* ($3.57)
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced ($0.07)
• 1 puff pastry sheet ($3.87)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded ($1.14)
• 2 Tbsp milk ($0.02)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400F. Dice onion and add to sauté pan with olive oil, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and salt over medium heat. Cook until glossy and soft.

2. 2

   Add sausage to the pan with cooked onions.

3. 3

   Cook sausage until browned.

4. 4

   Transfer onions and sausage to a plate lined with paper towels to drain the excess fat.

5. 5

   Combine cooked sausage with minced parsley and toss together.

6. 6

   Roll out the puff pastry sheet and cut into 6 squares. Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet.

7. 7

   Divide the sausage mix among the 6 squares.

8. 8

   Divide the shredded cheddar cheese among the 6 sections of puff pastry.

9. 9

   Pinch them closed by joining corners until they are fully closed.

10. 10

    Brush each with milk and bake for 20-23 minutes. You can place a square of tinfoil on top of each pie, if needed, to keep them from burning.