Spinach Puffs & Other Appetizer Recipes for Your New Year’s Eve Party
New Year’s Eve is just days away! Whether you’re throwing a big bash or just ringing in the New Year with your significant other finger foods are a must have. After all you shouldn’t start the New Year on an empty stomach!
This year I’m making these yummy Spinach Puffs as well as a few other tidbits to go with our bubbly! Here are some of my favorite appetizer recipes, maybe you’ll find one or two that tickles your fancy!
These Spinach Puffs are light and delish, your friends and family will love them. Best of all Spinach Puffs are very easy to make, you can make them ahead of time or whip them up in about a half hour.
You’ll just need 4 main ingredients to whip up a batch of these Spinach Puffs.
You can make them ahead of time and freeze them in ziplock freezer bags until you’re ready to use them. Just thaw them out to room temperature then pop them in a 400º oven to heat up.
By the way, you can use them for any occasion, you’re not limited to New Year’s Eve!
Spinach Puffs
Makes 24 Spinach Puffs
3 sheets frozen puff pastry – thawed to room temperature
5 oz. bag fresh baby spinach leaves
1 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tsp. finely minced garlic
1 tsp. olive oil
Pinch of crushed red pepper (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
cooking spray
Procedure
Heat oil in a medium skillet
Add garlic and sauté about 1 minute or until golden brown
Add spinach leaves and cook until soft and dark green in color – use the spatula to cut spinach leaves into small pieces
Add salt, pepper & crushed red pepper
Cook one more minute
Turn off heat and let cool slightly
Add mozzarella cheese and stir well – cheese may melt
Lightly spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray
Unfold pastry sheets and cut out 3″ circles with a cookie cutter
Place a pastry circle in each muffin cup and gently press in
Divide spinach cheese mixture into each muffin cup
Pinch 2 opposite sides of circle together, then do it to the other 2 sides to form a pocket with the spinach mixture inside
Pre-heat oven to 400º
Bake for 18 minutes or until pastry is golden brown
Remove from oven and serve warm or freeze for later.
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- 3 Sheets Frozen Puff Pastrt thawed
- 1 Cup Finely Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Tsp Finely Minced Garlic
- 1 Tsp olive oil
- Pinch Crushed Red Pepper Optional
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Cooking spray
- Heat oil in a medium skillet
- Add garlic and sauté about 1 minute or until golden brown
- Add spinach leaves and cook until soft and dark green in color - use the spatula to cut spinach leaves into small pieces
- Add salt, pepper & crushed red pepper Cook one more minute
- Turn off heat and let cool slightly Add mozzarella cheese and stir well - cheese may melt
- Lightly spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray
- Unfold pastry sheets and cut out 3" circles with a cookie cutter
- Place a pastry circle in each muffin cup and gently press in
- Divide spinach cheese mixture into each muffin cup
- Pinch 2 opposite sides of circle together, then do it to the other 2 sides to form a pocket with the spinach mixture inside
- Pre-heat oven to 400º
- Bake for 18 minutes or until pastry is golden brown
- Remove from oven and serve warm or freeze for later.
