Crusty Blue Pigs

Crusty Blue Pigs

-Jens Creation

Here's what you need:

• 8 oz. Italian Sausage (I use the kind NOT in log form, but ground like hamburger meat.  It's just easier but either kind is fine.  And... for those that love Firey Foods, try Hot Italian Sausage!!)
• 2 medium Yellow Onions, thinly sliced
• 2 t. Fennel Seeds
• Fresh Ground Pepper
• 1 Sheet Frozen Puff Pastry, thawed
• 2 to 3 oz. Blue Cheese

Here's what you do:
-Heat oven to 400 degrees. 
-Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
-Cook the Italian Sausage in a large frying pan until browned and cooked through.
-Transfer cooked sausage to a bowl

-Discard all but 2 T. of the sausage drippings from the frying pan.
-Add the onions, fennel & pepper and cook, stirring often, until tender & caramelized - about 12 to 15 minutes
-Stir sausage into the onions

-Lay the pastry flat on the prepared baking sheet, spread the sausage/onion mixture over the pastry, leaving a 1/2 inch border
-Crumble Blue Cheese over the top
-Bake until the pastry is golden & crisp along the edges (about 25 to 28 minutes)
-Cut into squares and serve hot or at room temperature 


These make great appetizers or as a fun Friday night meal pared with zesty homemade fries!!!