Culinary Envy Recipe ⊶ Italian Sausage Ricotta Pesto Pie

Italian sausage ricotta pesto pie is an easy and delicious Italian dinner that's a little bit different from the usual fare with layers of cheeses, sausage and sauteed veggies!

Ingredients

• 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

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove pie crust from the freezer.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories530.3
• carbohydrateContent28.4 g
• cholesterolContent42.8 mg
• fatContent38.4 g
• fiberContent3.1 g
• proteinContent18.6 g
• saturatedFatContent11.7 g
• sodiumContent825.4 mg
• sugarContent1.4 g