Description
Well-seasoned ground beef, spinach, mushrooms, and cheese rolled up into a pizza dough, these savory sticky buns are served with a cream cheese frosting, making them extra yummy!
Ingredients
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- 1 pound lean ground beef (96% lean)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage or 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon Canola oil or cooking spray
- 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 package (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza dough
For the cream cheese frosting:
- 1/4 cup softened cream cheese
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Combine ground beef, chopped fresh sage or rubbed sage, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and red pepper flakes in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until hot. Add the beef mixture; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into small crumbles and stirring occasionally. Transfer 2 cups beef mixture to a large bowl and set aside. Reserve the rest for another use.
- Add oil in the same skillet, place onion and mushrooms and cook over medium heat; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Add spinach to skillet; stir to wilt spinach.
- Add vegetable mixture to the beef; set aside for a few minutes until the mixture cools down a little. Stir in cheese.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Unroll pizza dough on a flat surface; pat or roll dough evenly to 14 x 10-inch rectangle, pinching together any tears, if necessary.
- Spread beef and vegetable mixture on dough, leaving 1/2 inch border on short side furthest from you. Starting at closest short end, roll up jelly-roll style, pinching to close. Slice dough into 8 pieces using serrated knife and careful sawing motion; place cut-side-up on greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove buns to a cooling rack.
- Combine cream cheese and milk in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Drizzle on top of the beef sticky buns and serve.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Beef Loving Texans.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 1166
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 1916mg
- Fat: 13.6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.7g
- Carbohydrates: 182.4g
- Fiber: 11.9g
- Protein: 65.3g
- Cholesterol: 106mg
