Sausage And Mushroom Phyllo Tarts Recipe

"To save time the filling may be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated until ready to use, also you could cook the mushrooms with the sausage but the flavor is better if cooked separate Finely grated mozzarella or an Italian cheese blend may be substituted for the Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top of the tarts. Cooking time does not include cooking the sausage "

Original is 30 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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2 (15-count) packages mini phyllo shells
1 tablespoon oil (can use a little more, the oil is used to speed up the browning of the sausage)
1/2 pound spicy Italian sausage links, casings removed
1/4 to1/3 cup finely diced onion

4 garlic cloves, minced (or can use 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (more to sprinkle on top of the tarts before baking — make sure to use only fresh grated cheese for this, the cheese should be in small shreds, none of that powdered cheese!)
1 pound mushrooms, finely chopped
Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (31.3 g)
Calories 97.2
Total Fat - 6.6 g
Saturated Fat - 2 g
Cholesterol - 15.8 mg
Sodium - 267.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 4.5 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
Sugars - 0.1 g
Protein - 4.8 g
Calcium - 21.1 mg
Iron - 0.4 mg
Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then rrange phyllo cups on an ungreased baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake empty tarts shells for 5 minutes; set aside

Step 3

In a large skillet over medium heat-high heat cook the sausage meat with oil and onion until the meat is browned (make sure that the meat is finely crumbled about 10 minutes) drain (or leave a small amount of fat in the skillet to cook the mushrooms).

Step 4

Add in garlic; cook for 2 minutes; remove to a bowl.

Step 5

To the skillet add in chopped mushrooms; cook stirring until all the liquid evaporates; transfer to the bowl with the sausage meat; add in Parmesan cheese; mix to combine then season with salt and pepper to taste then allow the mixture to cool slightly.