If you have extra puff pastry you need to use up, there are unending ways to do so. Luckily, its unique flavor and texture make it very versatile. You might be familiar with puff pastry and its flaky and buttery qualities, but do you know exactly how it becomes like that? Believe it or not, it’s an intricate process, which is why people tend to opt for the premade stuff. It comprises multiple thin layers of dough and butter stacked alternatively, leading to flakiness.
Whether you want to make a comforting snack or an entire meal, these ideas will help you. You can use these recipes whether you make your puff pastry homemade or buy it from the grocery store! Many brands sell it, such as Pepperidge Farm, Schar, Pillsbury, Trader Joe’s, and so on, so you shouldn’t have trouble finding it. With this expansive list, get ready to make the most delicious, sweet, or savory pastries around!
1. Puff Pastry Chili Bowls
Weight Watchers shared this hearty recipe featuring fat-free ground turkey, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, and chili seasonings on a bed of delicious puff pastry. This is a decadent recipe that you can eat for lunch or dinner, pairing it with salads or other healthy sides. You can use frozen, ready-to-bake puff pastry dough to make it easy! This recipe takes just about 30 minutes to make, so it is great for making during the week.
2. Savory Vegetable Strudel
This recipe is perfect for people who enjoy a vegetarian diet or just want to involve more veggies in their food. The strudels contain garlic, red peppers, mixed greens, onions, green beans, and carrots. This mixture, including seasonings and cheese, is filled into a flaky puff pastry and baked to perfection. Slice it into four servings or cut it smaller if you want to use it as an appetizer.
3. Caramelized Onion and Ham Puff Pastry Pie
Ham and caramelized onions harmonize well because of the sweet undertones. This recipe has delicious dimensions of flavor. With puff pastry, onions, butter, ham, seasonings, and eggs, you won’t be able to get enough! It also has shredded cheese. You can choose from various cheeses, such as cheddar, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, feta, or any other type you prefer! We suggest using a mixture of multiple cheeses.
4. Puff Pastry Zucchini Tart
Make this divine puff pastry tart in just 30 minutes! This savory puff pastry pie has cheese, heavy cream, fresh zucchini, parmesan, and fresh herbs. You can also use another type of summer squash if you don’t have zucchini! Slice it into rectangles, and enjoy! We suggest drizzling it with balsamic vinegar, which has a very nice finishing touch.
5. Sausage Egg & Cheese Breakfast Puffs
Here’s a recipe you can make for breakfast using your puff pastry! These breakfast bites are satisfying with eggs, breakfast sausage links, and shredded cheese. It’s straightforward to make, and you can easily fill the dough, fold over the puff pastry, brush them with egg wash, and then bake them until golden. Enjoy this with a nice and healthy yogurt parfait or fresh sliced fruit.
6. Puff Pastry Tomato Basil Tart
Everyone knows that tomato and basil are a match made in heaven, but when you pair them with flaky puff pastry, it becomes even better. This recipe has a vibrant look due to the fresh heirloom tomatoes. It also has parmesan, shallots, onion powder, garlic salt, and fresh thyme! Make sure the paper puff pastry dough is thawed before you use it. Enjoy this with Caesar salad or another side if you want to make it a meal!
7. Philly Cheesesteak Puff Pastry
This incredibly comforting recipe by TayOnTheMove will become a new favorite for your household. Rather than making a traditional Philly cheesesteak sandwich, you can use puff pastry, which instantly upgrades the classic recipe. This is also great for serving at a party! It has provolone cheese, rib eye steak, onions, peppers, plenty of seasonings, and shredded cheese. You will need two sheets of puff pastry dough to make it! Optionally, you can add a dash of sriracha.
8. Salmon Wellington (Salmon Croute)
Salmon, spinach, and freshly baked puff pastry are an incredible combo in this recipe, with mascarpone cheese, white wine, Dijon mustard, garlic, and shallots. If you’ve never tried salmon Wellington, now is your chance! In total, this recipe takes just under an hour to make. You can serve it by drizzling sauce over the baked pastry or on the side.
9. Chicken Pot Pie with Puff Pastry
The pot pie recipe has rotisserie chicken, various veggies, and a creamy homemade sauce under a layer of buttery puff pastry. This recipe is unique since you use small puff pastry squares and arrange them nicely on top of the chicken filling. When it bakes, they puff up and give it a unique display that is much different from the average pot pie!
10. Chicken Cordon Bleu Hand Pies
Switch up your traditional chicken cordon Bleu by trying this recipe by With A Blast. You can think of this creative recipe as a chicken cordon Bleu-style hot pocket! You will need chicken fillets, frozen puff pastry, sliced Swiss cheese, and deli ham to make it. Ensure that you egg wash the pastry, which helps it get the perfect color when you bake it.
11. Puff Pastry Strudel with Vegetables and Cheese
This savory strudel has such a pristine and polished look to it. Not only that, but inside, it has tender broccoli, bell peppers, meaty mushrooms, herbs, garlic, and cheese. Specifically, it tastes amazing with mozzarella cheese! All you have to do is make the filling on the stovetop, load it onto the puff pastry dough, and shape it. Then, you can cut slits in the dough before baking it! This will help guide the servings for when you eat it.
12. Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry
Skip the usual ham and cheese sandwiches and make these incredible puff pastry individual portions instead! You can use this for breakfast, brunch, or even a starter at a party. Our favorite part of this recipe is Everything But The Bagel Seasoning, which imparts the meat and cheese with so much flavor. When making this dish, you must gather gruyere cheese, ham, thyme, seasonings, puff pastry, and Dijon mustard.
13. Chicken Puff Pastry
Tea for Turmeric posted this recipe for chicken hand pies that the whole family will love! It is perfect for picky eaters since it has a simple, irresistible composition. The chicken is perfectly seasoned with hints of cilantro, onions, butter, serrano peppers, and cumin. It stays juicy inside of the light and crisp puff pastry! Enjoy this with roasted vegetables, soup, or salad.
14. Scrambled Eggs Puff Pastry Pies
Try these egg and meat puff pastry pies to make breakfast more exciting. We love how these pieces are individually portioned, which makes it so easy to serve! Inside the puff pastry dough, you will load chopped ham, scrambled eggs, and cheese with just a dash of salt. You can also switch the meat to a different breakfast meat if you want to have various options available.
15. Carrot Tart with Puff Pastry and Vegan Feta Cheese
Did you know there are vegan puff pastry products available? This recipe suggests using the Tante Fanny brand if you want a vegan option. Aside from the puff pastry crust, this recipe has a unique vegan feta cheese that you can make homemade, along with vegan cream, walnuts, parsley, and colorful carrots. This isn’t the quickest recipe to make, but the results are amazing, and you will surely impress everyone with the fact that this tart is vegan!
16. Peach and Thyme Tarts with Gruyere
This sweet and savory option combines honey, peaches, cheese, and thyme to create a lovely, exquisite flavor. The texture of the crisp puff pastry offsets the creamy cheese and the tender peaches! Although this recipe only takes 20 minutes to make, it feels incredibly elegant and perfect for serving at gatherings or events. It makes 12 tarts, but you can always double it if needed.
17. Breakfast Pinwheels
Whether you want to surprise your kids with something more exciting during the week or an excellent dish to serve for breakfast on the holidays, these pinwheels are the right choice. With crispy bacon, fluffy eggs, assorted cheeses, and pesto, they have the perfect savory flavor to start your day. We suggest serving them with oatmeal or assorted fruit like berries, cantaloupe, and grapes!
18. Pepperoni Basil Tomato Puffs
Make this recipe for weekend brunch or simply an afternoon snack. The kids will love it since it involves pepperonis! These puff pastry tarts also have fresh tomatoes, shredded parmesan, fresh basil, and a simple egg wash to benefit the puff pastry when it bakes. The assembly for these tarts is quite simple, and they bake in as little as 15 minutes. You will know they are done when the cheese has perfectly melted!
19. Spinach Pie Recipe with Mozzarella & Feta Cheese
This recipe by Food Talk Daily will give you a newfound love for spinach! Whether you are a huge spinach fan or not, we guarantee you will love this recipe because it also contains onions, crumbled feta cheese, mozzarella, and fluffy puff pastry. These mini pies can be done in less than an hour and make six servings! If you wish, you can include seasonings and herbs such as oregano, parsley, garlic powder, or onion powder. This recipe gives you a lot of room to experiment!
20. Ina Garten’s Famous Chicken Pot Pie
We tried Ina Garten’s famous chicken pot pie, and we are fans. If you’re looking for a dinner that will leave you feeling the perfect level of satiation, you need to try this recipe. What makes this dish so incredible is the whole ingredients, such as chicken breast, yellow onions, heavy cream, carrots, peas, and parsley. Whether you want to make individual chicken pot pies or turn them into one large one is up to you!
21. Mediterranean Puff Pastry Pocket with Lemon Caper Yogurt
Make a recipe with Mediterranean influences by trying this recipe by Slice Of Jess. With wonderful feta cheese, cumin, pine nuts, dried apricots, and garlic, every bite of these puff pastry pockets will send you to heaven. The recipe also has a lemon caper yogurt sauce that you can make to dip the puff pastry into. It tastes best when you enjoy these while they are still warm and relatively fresh out of the oven.
22. Puff Pastry Breakfast Pizza
Skip using pizza dough and use flaky puff pastry sheets instead! This unique pizza is perfect for our breakfast since it contains cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, bacon, and eggs. However, it’s also ideal for breakfast for dinner if your family is into that! You can always add more toppings, such as peppers, onions, or other veggies.
23. Veggie Quiche
Here’s another puff pastry dish that works for breakfast or brunch. This fluffy quiche recipe combines broccoli, cheese, peppers, mushrooms, and seasonings. The egg base is extremely creamy due to the milk and heavy cream! The use of puff pastry makes this a super easy quiche because you don’t need to spend time making homemade pie dough.
24. Sausage Rolls
Sausage rolls are one of the most classic things you can make with puff pastry. Not to mention, it is easy for beginner home cooks. This recipe utilizes puff pastry, pork sausage, seasonings, eggs, and bread crumbs. Essentially, you can make your own seasoned sausage this way before you load it into the pastry dough. If you prefer to buy premade sausage that is already seasoned, you can also go that route.
25. Carrot and Pesto Puff Pastry Tart
Weight Watchers posted this recipe for a puff pastry tart with layers of low-fat soft cheese, basil pesto, thyme, lemon, and carrots. Specifically, it utilizes rainbow baby carrots, which gives it a unique presentation that will catch everyone’s eye. This recipe makes six servings and takes about 35 minutes to make! Each serving is eight points on the current Weight Watchers plan.
26. Easy Puff Pastry Pizza
There is no need to order pizza when you can cook this satisfying dish instead. Puff pastry pairs perfectly well with traditional pizza components such as cherry tomatoes, salami, ham, caramelized onion, mozzarella cheese, and tomato paste. It’s a breath of fresh air since it is different than regular crust. Of course, feel free to add any other pizza toppings you like since this recipe is so customizable!
27. Puff Pastry Baked Eggs
This recipe has two main components: baked eggs and puff pastry shells! Don’t worry, though. It isn’t just plain old baked eggs. It has cheddar cheese, bacon bits, parmesan cheese, and seasonings. It is unique because you can crack each egg into the puff pastry before you top it with the other components! Ensure that you cook it until the egg white is cooked through, but the yolk can still be slightly runny, which is delicious with the pastry.
28. Easy Cherry Puff Pastry Tarts
This puff pastry tart is a simple yet pleasant treat! You will need pitted cherries, sugar, water, cornstarch, and thawed puff pastry dough to make it. Additionally, you must make an egg wash to brush onto the dough before you bake the tarts. Enjoy them warm and top them with ice cream or simply powdered sugar!
Breakfast stromboli
Ingredients
- 1 package of pillsbury pizza dough
- 1/3 cup diced peppers, I used green
- 1/3 cup diced onion
- 6 slices center cut low point bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup frozen home fries, to see the ones I used they are in week 1 of my product reviews
- 1 cup egg whites, I use from the carton
- 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded cheese
- Dash of salt and pepper
- Seasoning of choice, I used Trader Joe’s everything but the bagel seasoning
Instructions
- Cook your bacon, drain and set aside, if you can’t find low point center cut bacon try using turkey bacon or bacon crumble you can buy for salads usually sold with the dressing, points are generally low.
- Spray a large frying pan with some non stick cooking spray, place on stove over medium heat. Dice your pepper and onion and add to your pan, then add your home fries. Add in a dash of salt & pepper. Cook for approx 15 minutes stirring often.
- In a separate pan also sprayed with some cooking spray cook and scramble your egg whites.
- Place your home fries mix and scramble egg whites in a bowl. Add in crumble bacon and seasoning of choice and mix well.
- Preheat oven to 375F, use a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Roll out your pizza dough so it is approximately 14×9 inches.
- Using a pizza cutter or knife (I find pizza cutter works best) you want to make cuts down each side of the dough but leaving the middle uncut. Make sure your cuts line up with opposite side (see picture)
- Spoon your mixture into the middle of your dough, top with your cheese then braid your cut dough pieces over top. I promise it is easier than it sounds!
- Brush some egg whites on top of dough and bake in oven for approx 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cut into 6 equal servings, I find it best to cut in the middle then cut each piece into 3 equal pieces.
- Makes 6 servings at 7 smart points per serving on all 3 MyWW programs (7 point plus, old WW program) it will freeze well.
- Nutritional info per serving.. Calories 254..Fat 6.2g…Sat fat 2.4g…Carbs 36g…Fiber 1.4g…Sugar 4g…Protein 14.8g
