Makeover Sausage Spinach Pie Recipes

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.

SPINACH PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix spinach, cheeses, eggs and nutmeg. Pour into pastry shell.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is set. Let stand 5 min.
• Cut into 8 wedges. Serve topped with the pasta sauce.

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.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE-SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• 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.

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.