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Cheesy Sausage and Potato Pie

150315_0009At some point last month or the month before, one of the grocery stores I frequent had Johnsville ground Italian sausage on sale, so I decided that I wanted to try making something new. Did you know that the Johnsonville website has a bunch of great recipes?

I decided that I wanted to try this wonderful-looking savory pie.

Sometimes the bonus result of new recipes, a bonus for me at least, is the fact that I get to buy new cooking supplies! In this case, I needed a pie pan. I also got to work Pillsbury’s refrigerated pie crust for the first time.

This recipe is very easy, but the fact that it has to be baked for an hour means that I don’t consider it a good choice for a week night meal.

After lining the bottom of your pie pan with one pie crust and trimming the edges, you fill it with ground Italian sausage, frozen potatoes, shredded cheese, cream of potato soup, and some spices. Then, you carefully layer the other crust on top and trim it. Make sure to cut some slits into the top so that your pie doesn’t explode in the oven!

I used some onion powder in place of actual onion and accidently used a smaller can of soup than was called for. Otherwise, I stuck to their recipe.

Kevin and I both really enjoyed this. Not only was it tasty, but it was filling and huge, which meant we had the rare occurrence of leftovers. This pie is dense with plenty of sausage and potato goodness to each bite and a creaminess from the cheese and soup to tie it all in. Using a bigger can of soup might have added to the texture, but we didn’t really miss it.

The crust was great too. It was really easy to use and cooked up crunchy yet tender. I’d like to make a sweet pie with it at some point.

150315_0007Cheesy Sausage and Potato Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage (I used mild)
  • 2 cups frozen, diced potatoes
  • 1 cup green onion, sliced (or 1/2 tbs onion powder)
  • 1 10.75 ounce can of cream of potato soup
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground sage
  • 2 pie crusts, 9 inches

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Brown and drain sausage.
  3. Mix all of the ingredients for your filling.
  4. Place on pie shell inside of pie pan, pressing against sides and bottom. Trim off excess.
  5. Add filling mixture and then place second crust on top. Trim off excess.
  6. Press edges with a fork to seal and cut slits on top of the pie.
  7. Bake for 1 hour and let stand 15 minutes before baking.