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Easy Baked Spinach Pesto Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter

1/3 cup olive oil

1/8 cup chopped green onions

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 (18 ounce) can pizza sauce

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 pound mushrooms, sliced

1 (1 ounce) package unsalted butter flavored brown butter, chilled and diced

1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 pound prosciutto or other Italian sausage

1 egg

1 1/2 cups water

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Directions

In a medium bowl, blend the butter, olive oil, green onions, basil, pizza sauce, parsley, salt, pepper and onion. Mix thoroughly, and shape into 1 inch balls. Place them in a quarter cup; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, in a small mixing bowl, combine the mozzarella cheese, sausage, egg, water, sugar, Italian seasoning and sliced mushrooms. Mix thoroughly and shape into 4 balls. Place them in a 2 quart baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bake 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven, until crisp and cooked through. Remove from baking dish (do not remove plastic wrap) and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Comments

Cumurun writes:

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I added garlic powder, but not enough to measure. Probably won't be necessary.