Sausage And Pepperoni Pizza 'Pie'

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Italian sausage
1		Refrigerated ready pie crusts - (15 oz)
1 teaspoon	5ml	All-purpose flour
1		Sliced mozzarella - (8 oz)
2 cups	474ml	Purchased spaghetti sauce
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Shredded Monterey Jack cheese - (4 oz)
3 oz	85g	Thinly-sliced pepperoni
1/2 cup	118ml	Pimiento-stuffed olives - sliced

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Fry sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until cooked through, turning occasionally, Drain. Dice sausage.

Dust 1 side of 1 crust with 1 teaspoon flour. Gently transfer crust to 9-inch-diameter pie pan, floured-side down. Press into pan. Arrange half of mozzarella over bottom of crust. Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce over mozzarella. Sprinkle half of Jack cheese atop sauce. Drizzle 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce over cheese. Top with half of pepperoni and half of sausage.

Repeat layering with remaining mozzarella, 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, remaining Jack cheese, pepperoni and sausage. Sprinkle with olives and drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce. Top with remaining pie crust. Pinch edges of crust together to seal. Crimp edges to make decorative border.

Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let pie stand 30 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, August 1991

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