Sausagepie Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• In a heavy skillet over medium heat, crumble the sausage with a fork.
• Sauté the sausage until completely cooked.
• Drain off the fat, remove the sausage, and set aside.
• Melt the butter in another skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté the onions in the butter until tender.
• Add the milk and heat until steam rises, but do not boil the milk.
• Cut the cream cheese into small pieces, add it to the onion mixture, and remove the pan from the heat.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add the cheddar, the onion mixture, the Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.
• Mix thoroughly and pour this into the pie crust.
• Top with cooked sausage, and bake for 30 minutes, or until set.

SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• To make filling-.
• In a large pan, brown sausage meat until no longer pink. Place in colander and rinse with water to remove excess fat. Drain well and cool.
• In a large bowl, mix ricotta and eggs until well blended. Add grated cheese, mozzarella and parsley. Add cooled sausage meat. Mix well and set aside while making crust.
• To make crust-.
• Mix flour, margarine and 8 eggs until dough is formed. Knead a few minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Divide dough into four pieces. Roll out each piece large enough to fit a 10" pie plate. Fill pie shells with sausage filling and cover with top crust. Seal top and bottom crust with beaten egg; pinch and seal crust. Brush top of pies with beaten egg and bake at 350F for 50 minutes. Pie should be deep golden brown.
• This pie tastes best served at room temperature or chilled. (Do not re-heat in microwave, pie becomes watery).

MONTEREY SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, red pepper and mushrooms over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in 2 cups cheese. Transfer to a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. , In a small bowl, combine the milk, eggs, biscuit mix, sage and pepper. Pour over sausage mixture. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• Place pie shell in oven during the pre-heating time for about 5- 10 minutes in order to firm the bottom some.
• Don't overcook!
• Remove casing from the sausage and crumble.
• Sauté sausage and onions; drain well and spoon into prepared pie shell.
• Blend eggs, milk, cheese, salt and pepper; pour over sausage mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes, or until custard sets and tests clean with a knife.
• Allow to cool slightly.
• Cut into 8 wedges and serve.