Spinach Puffs

Did everyone have a great Christmas?!

I sure hope so! I’m going to be honest… I was a little worried that we wouldn’t enjoy Christmas as much this year being away from family, but we were able to spend it with new and old friends which made it wonderful! Not sure if I’ve mentioned it but I have a few friends here that I grew up with back in Arizona, so it was really fun spending the holiday with them, some new friends from church and the missionaries from church. I was able to bust out a TON of Mexican food, which was great considering it’s not really Christmas without some good Mexican food in my books. 😉

Now that Christmas is over I’m thinking about the new traditions we’ll make for New Years. I’ve mentioned this already, but my family always gets together for games and appetizers no New Years Eve. We’re hoping to do the same this year, which means I’m still sharing some appetizer recipes with you guys for the next wee. My mom tried out this next one, and everyone loved them – Spinach Puffs!!

These puff pastry appetizers are filled with all the good stuff, including spinach, bacon bits and feta. As you can imagine, they were a hit and rightfully so.

So delicious and perfect for any party, get together or holiday. 😉

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Spinach Cheese Puffs

 

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Filled with Feta, Bacon Bits, cheese and spinach - you can get wrong with these Spinach Cheese Puffs! { lilluna.com }

Author: Lil' Luna

Recipe type: Appetizer

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 lg egg
• 1 TB olive oil
• ½ tsp. dried dill
• 2 cups chopped spinach, packed
• ¾ cup crumbled feta
• 2 tsp. bacon bits
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 TB butter, melted

Instructions

1. Spray 9 cups in a muffin pan with cooking spray.
2. Microwave your cream cheese 10 seconds at a time until it's soft and melted but not steaming. Add egg, oil and dill into cream cheese and mix until well combined.
3. In a separate bowl combine spinach, feta and bacon. Pour your cream cheese mixture on top and season with salt and pepper. Use a fork to mix and combine it together.
4. Cut pastry sheet into 9 squares. Line muffin pan with your cut squares (you might need to stretch them out a little). Press into the bottom of the muffin cups. Evenly divide the spinach among the cups. Bring your 4 pastry points together, covering the filling, and press them together. Lightly brush with the melted butter
5. Bake at 400 degrees about 20 minute until golden and puffy. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then use a knife around the edges to loosen and help pop them out.

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Be sure to check out this other favorite appetizer:

Barbecue Chicken French Bread

For even more appetizers, check out:

• Brown Sugar Glazed Lil’ Smokies
• Homemade Bruschetta
• Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups

ENJOY!