Italian Sausage-Spinach Pie
photo by Coppercloud
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 453.59 g Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 clove garlic, minced
- 6 eggs
- 2 (566.99 g) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and very well drained
- 946.36 ml shredded mozzarella cheese
- 236.59 ml ricotta cheese
- 4.92 ml salt
- 4.92 ml pepper
- pastry for double-crust pie, for 10 inch pie
- 14.79 ml water
directions
- In a large skillet, cook Italian sausage, onion, and garlic until sausage is browned and vegetables are tender; drain.
- Separate one egg and set aside yolk.
- In a mixing bowl, add egg white and remaining eggs; beat gently.
- Stir in sausage mixture, spinach, cheeses, salt, and pepper.
- Line a 10-inch pie plate with bottom pastry.
- Pour filling in to pie crust.
- Top with upper crust; seal and flute edges.
- Cut slits in top crust for steam to vent.
- Combine water and reserved egg yolk; brush over top crust.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until golden brown; may need to cover crust edges with foil if looks like it is getting too brown.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.