Italian Sausage-spinach Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 eggs
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and very well drained
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• pastry for double-crust pie, for 10 inch pie
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook italian sausage, onion, and garlic until sausage is browned and vegetables are tender; drain.
• 2 separate one egg and set aside yolk.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, add egg and remaining eggs; beat gently.
• 4 stir in sausage mixture, spinach, cheeses, salt, and pepper.
• 5 line a 10-inch pie plate with bottom pastry.
• 6 pour filling in to pie crust.
• 7 top with upper crust; seal and flute edges.
• 8 cut slits in top crust for steam to vent.
• 9 combine water and reserved egg yolk; brush over top crust.
• 10 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.
• 11 let stand 10 minutes before serving.