Italian Sausage Ricotta Pesto Pie

Italian Sausage Ricotta Pesto Pie

Recipe by Culinary Envy from allrecipes.com

Dinner 53 Mins.

Ingredients

8

8 servings

  • 1 (15 ounce) package frozen pie crust
  • 3 (3.5 ounce) links hot Italian sausage, casings removed
  • ¼ cup chopped red onion
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  • ½ cup pesto
  • ¼ cup grated Romano cheese
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 2 small zucchinis, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove pie crust from the freezer.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage. Cook, breaking up the sausage, until juices are released, about 3 minutes. Add red onion, red bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until sausage is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes more. Drain and discard grease.
  • Combine ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, pesto, Romano cheese, lime juice, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and lemon pepper in a small bowl. Spread over the pie crust. Sprinkle the sausage mixture over the cheese mixture. Arrange zucchini and walnuts on top. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned, about 30 minutes.

Nutritional Facts

Per 8 servings

  • Calories: 530
  • Carbohydrate: 28g
  • Fat: 38g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 19g
  • Sugar: 1g

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