Sausage Pockets

If you have already started your diet, do not read this post. You will relapse, I promise! My sister-in-law, Shelley, made these Christmas Eve for breakfast. They are so good, and everything you need to make them has been on sale the last couple of weeks. It only uses half of a Jimmy Dean sausage roll, so save the other half to throw in some baked beans later. I may make that later this evening with our pork chops for dinner! Try this breakfast when you feel like being bad. Its to die for!



Makes 6 pockets-
1/2 of a 1-lb. Jimmy Dean sausage roll
1 8-oz. block cream cheese
1 tube crescent rolls (I used the Big & Buttery ones)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Drain on paper towels and wipe out the skillet. Return the sausage to the skillet (off of the heat) and add the cream cheese. Stir together until the cream cheese is melted.

Open the tube of crescent rolls and unroll onto a work surface. Press together the seams of the triangles leaving the three "scored" rectangles. Cut each rectangle into two squares, making 6 squares to work with. Press the squares out slightly creating more surface area. Put approximately 1/4 cup sausage cheese mixture in the center of each square. Pull corners up over the center and twist creating little pockets. Twist and press the seams to make sure they are all sealed.

Place on a baking sheet or baking stone and bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-22 minutes. Serve warm.


Enjoy!

(recipe from Shelley Grimes)