Makeover Sausage Spinach Pie Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage and onion over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking sausage into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain., Separate 1 egg; reserve yolk for brushing pastry. In a large bowl, whisk remaining eggs and egg white. Stir in sausage mixture, spinach, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, garlic powder and pepper., Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of pastry dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim pastry even with rim. Add sausage mixture. Roll remaining pastry dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling; trim, seal and flute edge. , In a small bowl, whisk water and reserved egg yolk; brush over crust. Cut slits in top., Bake until golden brown, 50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MAKEOVER SAUSAGE & SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake for 4 minutes. Remove foil; bake 4 minutes longer. Remove from the oven; reduce heat to 375°., Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, whisk the egg substitute, spinach, cheeses, pepper and cooked sausage. Pour into crust. Place pie on a baking sheet. Cover edge loosely with foil., Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

ITALIAN SPINACH SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in sausage. Cook and stir until sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Separate one egg and set yolk aside; beat egg white and remaining eggs in a bowl. Fold spinach, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, salt, garlic powder, pepper, and sausage into eggs.
• Line a 10-inch pie plate with bottom pastry; pour filling into crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal, and flute edges; cut slits in pastry. Beat water and remaining egg yolk in a small bowl; brush the mixture over top of pie.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 50 to 60 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9 inch pie pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Squeeze extra water out of the spinach and add the spinach to the skillet. Continue cooking until the spinach is heated through and the extra water evaporates. Spoon mixture into pie pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs and cream. Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour into pie pan, top with shredded Swiss cheese. dot with remaining 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes until set and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

SPINACH AND SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• Roll out dough in a 9 inch pie plate; set aside.
• Cook sausage in olive oil over medium heat until browned; set aside.
• Cook spinach according to package instructions.
• Run under cold water then squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
• In a large bowl beat eggs.
• Add mozzarella and ricotta and beat well to combine.
• Then add cooked sausage and spinach and garlic powder.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour filling into pie crust.
• Bake until crust browns, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

SAVORY SAUSAGE AND SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a large skillet brown sausage, drain.
• Seperate one of the eggs.
• Set yolk aside.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together remaining eggs, egg white, spinach, cheeses, and spices.
• Stir in sausage.
• Line 9 or 10 inch pie plate with bottom crust.
• Fill with sausage mixture.
• Place top crust over filling- flute edges.
• Combine reserved egg yolk and water and brush the mixture over the crust.
• Bake for 1 1/4 hours or till crust is golden and filling is set.
• Cool in pie plate on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Serve warm.