Ham and Cheese Spinach Puffs
Perfectly flaky puff pastry cradles a creamy mixture of ham, cheese and spinach. These spinach puffs are a great use for leftover ham!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 528kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sheets pre-made frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, minced
- 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 cup cooked ham, diced (see recipe notes section below)
- 1 1/4 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 1/3 cups Gruyere, shredded (Swiss cheese may be substituted)
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp water
- fresh parsley, minced for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut each puff pastry sheet into 4 equal squares (about 5" wide), then cover and place in refrigerator until later.
- Add butter to a medium saucepan and heat over MED heat. Add onion and cook 3 minutes, until softened. Add flour and whisk to combine until mixture looks like wet lumpy sand. Cook about 1 minute, whisking often.
- Pour in milk, in thirds, whisking well to combine after each addition to ensure no lumps remain. Continue whisking often as mixture cooks, about 5-7 minutes. Mixture will thicken considerably and should coat the back of a spoon.
- Turn off heat and add ham and spinach. Add in 1 cup of the gruyere cheese and stir to melt the cheese into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and ground nutmeg.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and place puff pastry squares on the sheet (if your baking sheet isn't large enough, 2 baking sheets may be needed).
- Spoon 1 1/2 Tbsp of the cream sauce mixture into the center of a puff pastry square. Sprinkle with a bit of the remaining gruyere cheese, then fold all four corners of the puff pastry in towards the center, but not touching. Repeat with remaining puff pastry squares.
- Whisk egg with the 1 Tbsp water to make an egg wash. Brush over the puff pastry and bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve garnished with fresh parley if desired.
Notes
* I highly recommend these puffs made with leftover Bourbon Orange Mustard Glazed ham - the flavor is incredible!!
Nutrition
Calories: 528kcal
