Name: Italian Sausage and Spinach Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk Italian sausage -; 1 medium onion, chopped -; 6 large eggs -; 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry -; 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese -; 1 cup ricotta cheese -; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder -; 1/4 teaspoon pepper -; Pastry for double-crust pie -; 1 tablespoon water -

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Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - Italian Sausage and Spinach Pie

1. 1 pound bulk Italian sausage -

2. 1 medium onion, chopped -

3. 6 large eggs -

4. 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry -

5. 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese -

6. 1 cup ricotta cheese -

7. 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder -

8. 1/4 teaspoon pepper -

9. Pastry for double-crust pie -

10. 1 tablespoon water -

How to cook deliciously - Italian Sausage and Spinach Pie

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

In a small bowl, whisk water and reserved egg yolk; brush over crust. Cut slits in top.

5. Stage

Bake until golden brown, 50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.