Country Brunch Pie Recipe

By lisapearce

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches)
• 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
• 3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

* Line a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate with pastry. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Line pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer.
* In a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Spoon sausage into crust; sprinkle with cheese. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, cream, mushrooms, peppers and onion; pour over cheese.
* Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6-8 servings.