Easter Pie

Italian sausage, hard-cooked eggs, and three kinds of cheeses are baked into two savory, rich pies. You don't have to wait until Easter to enjoy them! Great for brunch or dinner.

• Calories: 449 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 recipes pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• ¾ pound Italian sausage links
• 6 hard-cooked eggs, diced
• 1 cup diced Cheddar cheese
• ½ cup diced provolone cheese
• 1 ½ cups whole milk ricotta cheese
• ½ bunch fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out pastry to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place bottom crusts in 2 pie plates. Roll out top crusts and set aside.

Step 2

Cut sausage into 1 inch pieces. Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook sausage until brown. Place sausage in a large bowl, and add hard cooked eggs, Cheddar cheese, Provolone cheese, Ricotta cheese, and parsley. Mix together and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Add one raw egg to mixture. Mix well and check consistency - it should not be loose or runny, but should hold together well. Add one more raw egg if necessary.

Step 4

Spoon filling into 2 pastry-lined pie pans, and cover with other 2 pastry shells. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top. Brush top pastry with melted butter or margarine.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until golden brown.