Sausage PinwheelsOne of my boys favorite things for dinner is breakfast! I am not sure why it’s so exciting to have breakfast for dinner but they just love it. I am not sure if it;s that they love breakfast food or if they feel like they are getting to break the rules? Whatever the reason, I don’t mind whipping it up every now and again because I am a fan too.

One of our favorite options when we do breakfast for dinner is a big batch of Sausage Pinwheels. There are so many ways to do these. They are quite popular as an appetizer since they are perfect little handheld snacks. I am sure you have had them at various wedding and baby showers. I think that’s where I first tried them.

There are so many variations of this recipe. You can do them with just sausage but I like the addition of cream cheese – it makes them seem more like a meal. Then sometimes I add onions or in the case of the recipe I am sharing today…onions and bell peppers. You really can’t go wrong how ever you make them. Whip up some scrambled eggs and add in a big bowl of fruit and breakfast for dinner is quick and easy.

Sausage Pinwheels – Publix Menu Plan Recipe
Author: Michelle
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Ingredients
  • 1 can Crescent Rolls
  • 1 pound sausage
  • 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 small onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons bell pepper, chopped
Instructions
  1. Cook sausage, onion and bell pepper until meat is browned.
  2. Drain fat and mix the meat mixture with the softened cream cheese.
  3. Unroll the crescent dough onto a large pan or cutting boar, leaving the full sheet intact.
  4. Press seams together and roll out slightly.
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  6. Start at the long end and gently roll the dough into a roll.
  7. Place the rolled dough into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour to chill (dough will hold and cut better once chilled).
  8. Remove from the fridge and preheat oven to 375º F.
  9. Use a sharp knife and with a sawing motion – cut the roll into into 1 inch pinwheels.
  10. Place each pinwheel onto an un-greased cookie sheet.
  11. Bake in a 375º F oven for 15 – 20 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
[i]You can omit the onions and peppers if you don’t care for them.[/i]

Publix Mild or Hot Pork Sausage Roll, 16 oz, 2/$7
2) Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls, Original, 4 oz can, Cinnamon with Icing, 7.3 oz can, Grands! Biscuits, 10.2 oz can, or Jr. Flaky Golden Layers Butter Tastin’, 12 oz, 10/$10 (as low as 50¢ after coupons)
Publix Cream Cheese – $1.89
Sweet Onions, $1.29/lb
Eggs, $1.59

Breakfast for dinner for under $9!