Lazy Morning Sausage Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb bulk lamb sausage
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 cup shredded american cheese (4 ounces) or 1 cup swiss cheese (4 ounces) or 1 cup cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup low-fat milk or 1 cup nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup packaged biscuit mix (lowfat) or 1/2 cup packaged pancake and baking mix (lowfat)
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more if you choose)
• salsa (home-made of any kind)
• sour cream (low-fat or fat-free)
• fresh baby spinach leaves (optional) or arugula leaf (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium-high heat until meat is brown and onion is tender.
• 2 drain sausage mixture on paper towels.
• 3 spoon sausage mixture into a greased 9-inch pie plate.
• 4 top with shredded cheese.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine eggs and milk.
• 6 in another small bowl place biscuit mix; gradually whisk egg mixture into biscuit mix until combined.
• 7 slowly pour egg mixture over the cheese.
• 8 bake in a 400ºf oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 9 let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• 10 cut into wedges and serve with home-made salsa on the side and a dollop sour cream on each wedge.
• 11 if you like, garnish with baby spinach or arugula leaves.