Tried this recipe out the other night. It comes from Better Homes & Gardens Biggest Book of Casseroles
Recipe is what I made, and does not exactly match what’s in the cookbook.
- 1½ pounds bulk sweet Italian sausage
- 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
- ½ chopped sweet onion
- 6 teaspoons minced garlic from jar
- 16 ounce package hot roll mix
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ of a 15 ounce carton ricotta cheese
- ½ of a 10 ounce package of frozen chopped spinach
- 2 4 ounce cans sliced mushrooms
- 1 more egg
- shredded Parmesan cheese
- Thaw spinach and drain
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Cook sausage, pepper, onion, and garlic in large skillet over medium heat until sausage is browned
- Prepare hot roll mix according to package directions through the kneading step (my hot roll package mix required another egg, as well as margarine)
- In a large bowl, beat five eggs
- Stir in 1 cup of the mozzarella
- Stir in ricotta
- Stir in spinach (I forgot this step, and had to sorta mix it in later)
- Stir in sausage/pepper/onion/garlic mixture
- Stir in drained mushrooms
- Grease a 9 inch springform pan
- Roll ¾ of the dough into a 15 inch circle on a heavily floured surface
- Lay it into the springform pan, pressing the dough into the sides
- Sprinkle bottom of pie with ½ cup of the mozzarella
- Add sausage/cheese/egg/etc. mixture into pie
- Add remaining mozzarella to the top of the pie
- Roll the rest of the dough into a top pie crust
- Place top crust on top, then fold edges over and pinch to seal
- Beat last egg slightly
- Combine 1 tablespoon of water with egg
- Brush egg on top of pie and let dry for 5+ minutes
- Score the top of the pie in a diamond shape, but don’t cut all the way through the crust
- Sprinkle with Parmesan
- Bake uncovered for 40 to 45 minutes, remembering first to take your oven off pre-heat
- Cool on a wire rack for 20+ minutes
- Remove springform pan side, cut into wedges, and eat
Overall the pie worked out pretty good, though it was a bit soupier than I expected. I forgot to take the oven off pre-heat status (I have an older range), so that may have affected this. It probably could have used a spice or two added, though I’m not really sure what spices go well with sausage.