Spinach and Italian sausage are perfect companions in this delicious main course pie!
I made this for the first time a few weeks ago and my husband was very impressed with the hearty, spicy flavor. And actually, I was too!
If you like Italian flavors, I think you’ll like this!
Ingredients:
Filling:
- 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 9 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to drain
- 1 egg
- 1 lb sweet or hot Italian sausage – I used the hot sausage to get the added spice!
- 8 oz can of tomato sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Crust:
- 15 oz package all ready pie crust
Topping:
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
2. If sausage comes in a casing, remove the casing and break it up. Brown the sausage in a large skillet; drain.
3. Stir in the tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
5. While your sausage mixture is simmering, prepare the pie crust according to the package directions for an unfilled one-crust pie. Do not prick the crust. Bake at 375° for 5 minutes.
6. Spread the spinach mixture over the bottom of partially baked pie crust.
7. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
8. Spoon sausage mixture over cheese.
9. Bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown.
10. While the pie is in the oven, cook the chopped onion in 2 teaspoons oil in a small skillet until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining topping ingredients.
11. Spoon and spread the mixture evenly over the entire top of the pie.
12. Cover the edge of the pie crust with a strip of foil.
13. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
14. Let pie stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Add a vegetable and your meal is complete!
Click here for the printable recipe: Spinach & Italian Sausage Pie
Oh my, this sounds so good! Of course I love anything with spinach. Yum!
I have found that I love spinach in recipes too! I hope you like it.
Looks so yummy, I had to pin this
Thank you so much and thanks for pinning!
Thank you for sharing at SYC!
Thank you for hosting!
This looks so good,,,ooey gooey good! Any leftovers?
It’s so good, there are never any leftovers!
This looks really good and your photography is awesome. We love all of these ingredients and will make this for sure. I like the recipe also because it is simple ingredients that we would always have on hand or would not need to buy much. Thank you
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
This sounds and looks so yummy! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Thank you. I hope you like it as much as we do!
This sounds wonderful — love the flavors! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday! : )
Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
Looks good! Visiting from bloggers Pit Stop. Saw you were one of the featured winners. Congrats on achieving your RN degree. My husband and I are both RN’s.
Thank you, it is good. What area of nursing are you working in? Thanks for stopping by!