SAUSAGE & SPINACH CRESCENT BAKE

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A classic Florentine casserole has spinach and cheese. I make a yummy version with mozzarella, mushrooms and sausage. It's gone in the blink of an eye at our house. -Noelle Carle, Bristow, Oklahoma

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

1 pound bulk pork sausage
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup half-and-half cream
1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook sausage, mushrooms, onion and garlic over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles, 6-8 minutes. Drain., Add spinach, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese and cream to sausage mixture; cook and stir until blended. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Unroll crescent dough into 1 long rectangle; press perforations to seal. Place over sausage mixture. Bake, covered, 10 minutes. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and filling is bubbly, 12-15 minutes longer. Let stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 401 calories, Fat 29g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 758mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 15g protein.