Cheesy Italian Pie Recipe
This cheesy italian pie is a filling and heavy pie recipe that can be served as a meal. Cooked with ground beef and spinach along with eggs and cheese as filling, the italian pie is flavored ith marjoram and pizza sauce. Peppy and filling, it makes for a delicious meal.
Ingredients
1 15 ounce package (2 crusts) folded refrigerated unbaked pie crusts
1 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach
1 pound ground beef
2 8 ounce cans pizza sauce
2 beaten eggs
1 cup ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
All purpose flour
Directions
Let pie crusts stand at room temperature while preparing filling.
In a colander run hot water over spinach about 5 minutes or till partially thawed.
Drain well, squeezing out excess liquid.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook ground beef till brown.
Drain off fat.
Stir in pizza sauce and spinach.
In a bowl stir together eggs, ricotta or cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and marjoram.
Sprinkle flour on pie crusts according to package directions.
Line a 9 inch pie plate with one pie crust.
Spoon ricotta mixture into crust.
Top with beef mixture.
Place remaining crust over filling.
Seal and flute edges.
Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
Bake in a 425° oven about 25 minutes or till crust is golden.
In a colander run hot water over spinach about 5 minutes or till partially thawed.
Drain well, squeezing out excess liquid.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook ground beef till brown.
Drain off fat.
Stir in pizza sauce and spinach.
In a bowl stir together eggs, ricotta or cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and marjoram.
Sprinkle flour on pie crusts according to package directions.
Line a 9 inch pie plate with one pie crust.
Spoon ricotta mixture into crust.
Top with beef mixture.
Place remaining crust over filling.
Seal and flute edges.
Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
Bake in a 425° oven about 25 minutes or till crust is golden.
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