Italian Sausage Pinwheels
These delicious and easy Italian sausage pinwheels are loaded with zesty flavor and baked in delicious, buttery crescent rounds.
Servings: 16 Pinwheels
Ingredients
- (2) 8 count Pillsbury Place 'N Bake Original Rounds
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare (2) 9x13 baking dishes by spraying with a non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large pan, over medium heat, cook sausage until almost completely cooked through. Add onion, celery, and garlic and continue cooking until sausage is completely cooked and veggies are tender and fragrant.
- Sprinkle in seasonings, stir to mix well, and let cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Once sausage mixture is cooled, add to a large mixing bowl.
- Add in cream cheese, mozzarella, ¼ cup Parmesan, and breadcrumbs. Mix until well incorporated.
- Separate and unroll each round.
- Spread sausage filling over each strip of dough and then roll up, forming a pinwheel.
- Place filled pinwheels into prepared baking dishes and place in preheated oven.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Top with melted butter, if desired.