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My review
Italian Spinach Sausage Pie
Erla Johnson
"Christmas at out house is a celebration of tradition. No matter how many guests we might have, our morning brunch has not varied for years. It's always this festive sausage pie served with stollen and fruit salad."
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Ingredients
1 h 30 m servingsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Separate one egg and set the yolk aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the egg white and remaining eggs. Add spinach, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, salt, garlic powder, pepper and sausage; mix well.
- Line a 10-in. pie plate with bottom pastry. Add filling. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. If desired, cut out holly leaf and berry shapes from pastry scraps; place on top crust. Beat water and remaining egg yolk; brush over top.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
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Most helpful positive review
3/3/2009
Excellent with a few modifications...for 1 pie, I thought this was way too much filling. I used 3 links of hot turkey sausage browned with 1 diced onion and 2 minced cloves of garlic. One pk of ...
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3/3/2009
Excellent with a few modifications...for 1 pie, I thought this was way too much filling. I used 3 links of hot turkey sausage browned with 1 diced onion and 2 minced cloves of garlic. One pk of ...
8/19/2007
I cut a very similar recipe out of the LA times in the early 70's and it quickly became a family and neighborhood favorite. Called then "Mrs. C's Sausage and Spinach Pie" my kids would ask me t...
3/15/2010
Wonderful to eat and easy to make! Makes delicious leftovers. Beware that the stated amounts will make more than enough for a 10" pan. We also added chopped, canned mushrooms to the pie and serv...
4/7/2010
At our home, this is a staple for large groups of company for brunch or dinner, and is always a huge hit with everyone asking for the recipe. Once for a shower where the new mom was a vegetarian...
3/9/2008
Great pie to take to a brunch. It's hearty and a small slice goes a long way. It's also good with puff pastry instead of pie crust. I also like to mix in a slightly sharper cheese such as che...
3/1/2010
This was very good! I really like spinach, but I think that I will drop to just 10 oz. (1 box) next time. However, it was still good with the two boxes.
7/11/2010
I either made too much of the filling or the recipe called for too much. I ended up having to make two pies. I’m sure I had spinach growing out of my ears by the end of the week. It was deliciou...
7/10/2010
Really good. I used 2 pounds of sausage and it was just right. I only used 2 cups of cheese and that was just right. I used low fat cottage cheese instead of ricotta cheese and it worked grea...
10/30/2010
This was so good! Definately make again. I bought 2 pie crusts and inverted one on top and crimped the edges together. Yum!